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Quote by Jeff Cooper

“Democracy has many definitions, but what's in it for me is not an element of any of them.”

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Jeff Cooper, an American author, was born on May 10, 1920, and passed away on September 25, 2006. He is renowned for his unique insights into firearms and gun combat tactics, which have had a profound impact on the development of modern gun combat techniques. more

“Everybody has asked the question, ... 'What shall we do with the Negro?' I have had but one answer from the beginning. Do nothing with us! You're doing with us has already played the mischief with us. Do nothing with us! If the apples will not remain on the tree of their own strength, ... let them fall! I am not for tying or fastening them on the tree in any way, except by nature's plan, and if they will not stay there, let them fall. And if the Negro cannot stand on his own legs, let him fall also.”

Ifs Way Fall Answers Plans Tree Legs Apples Mischief

Author:Frederick Douglass

“I believe that my race will succeed in proportion as it learns to do a common thing in an uncommon manner; learns to do a thing so thoroughly that no one can improve upon what it has done; learns to make its services of indispensable value.”

Believe Done Values I Believe Common Race Succeed Proportion Indispensable Uncommon Common Man Common Things

Book:Up from Slavery

Source: Up from Slavery

“I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day.”

Want Practice

Book:The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Source: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“Never has grief been possessed, never has love been learned, and what removes us in death is not revealed.”