Comments on: Gandhi, I honor you http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Strong http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-34875 Chris Strong Wed, 26 May 2010 23:30:36 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-34875 The Burke Quote has a lot of idealistic and historical relation to "Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito." from Virgil’s Aeneid and it translates roughly as "Do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it". In some of Burke's works he quotes and responds to ideas and things said by Virgil. It is not at all infeasible that Burke had some idealogical help with his more pithy and updated phraseology. The Burke Quote has a lot of idealistic and historical relation to “Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.” from Virgil’s Aeneid and it translates roughly as “Do not give in to evil but proceed ever more boldly against it”.

In some of Burke’s works he quotes and responds to ideas and things said by Virgil. It is not at all infeasible that Burke had some idealogical help with his more pithy and updated phraseology.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15632 Steve Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:35:12 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15632 Mehul, I know and it is very sad and ironic. What is also sad and ironic, although maybe justice, is that Britain ended up banning the guns of their own citizens not much later. Mehul, I know and it is very sad and ironic. What is also sad and ironic, although maybe justice, is that Britain ended up banning the guns of their own citizens not much later.

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]]> By: Mehul Kamdar http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15598 Mehul Kamdar Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:26:42 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15598 Steve, The farce in this is that the Indian Republic, which Gandhi helped liberate, is even more anti gun than the British ever were. The average Indian has no option with which to legally defend him or herself and the worst of these laws were enacted by the Congress Party which Gandhi led and which is in power at the moment. While he was a great man, no doubt, his political successors are the worst kind of socialist thieves that India has known in its history. Steve,

The farce in this is that the Indian Republic, which Gandhi helped liberate, is even more anti gun than the British ever were. The average Indian has no option with which to legally defend him or herself and the worst of these laws were enacted by the Congress Party which Gandhi led and which is in power at the moment.

While he was a great man, no doubt, his political successors are the worst kind of socialist thieves that India has known in its history.

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]]> By: CMathews http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15567 CMathews Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:01:53 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15567 Lol I was sure someone else had said it but instead of making it up I just quoted the movie. But to that I will add, that a firearm allows the good man to do something. Whether it be fend off an attacker, or fend off an opposing nation. Lol I was sure someone else had said it but instead of making it up I just quoted the movie. But to that I will add, that a firearm allows the good man to do something. Whether it be fend off an attacker, or fend off an
opposing nation.

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]]> By: Puke http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15564 Puke Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:26:49 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15564 Sadly I bet very, very few people think depriving an entire nation's civilians of the best means of self-defense is a tragedy at all. I'm sure most people would delusionally think it a great thing. Sadly I bet very, very few people think depriving an entire nation’s civilians of the best means of self-defense is a tragedy at all.
I’m sure most people would delusionally think it a great thing.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15563 Steve Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:49:42 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15563 CMathews, as much as I love the Boondock movie, the quote precedes it by a hundred years :) It is commonly attributed to Edmund Burke, although it may have been around before him. But as you say, a very good quote. CMathews, as much as I love the Boondock movie, the quote precedes it by a hundred years :) It is commonly attributed to Edmund Burke, although it may have been around before him. But as you say, a very good quote.

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]]> By: CMathews http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15558 CMathews Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:23:18 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15558 "All that is required for evil to flourish is for a good man to do nothing." that's from The Boondock Saints movie lol. I do believe this though. Very insightful and philosophic of you to post this Steve. I'm glad to see this on here. “All that is required for evil to flourish is for a good man to do nothing.”
that’s from The Boondock Saints movie lol. I do believe this though. Very insightful and philosophic of you to post this Steve. I’m glad to see this on here.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15549 Steve Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:44:00 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15549 Funny how the most well known pacifists in recent times believe arms are useful for personal defense. Funny how the most well known pacifists in recent times believe arms are useful for personal defense.

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]]> By: Fred http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15542 Fred Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:24:59 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15542 Thanks Shane for finding it. I saw it a couple years ago and long lost the source, just had it in my quotes on facebook, along with Gandhi's and some other good ones. Thanks Shane for finding it. I saw it a couple years ago and long lost the source, just had it in my quotes on facebook, along with Gandhi’s and some other good ones.

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]]> By: Shane http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15541 Shane Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:20:31 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15541 The Dalai Lama quote originated here: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010515&slug=dalai15m0 The Dalai Lama quote originated here:

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20010515&slug=dalai15m0

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]]> By: subby http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15539 subby Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15539 Well that explains the whole peaceful protest thing, they would have got their asses kicked otherwise. Well that explains the whole peaceful protest thing, they would have got their asses kicked otherwise.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15536 Steve Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:32:50 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15536 Fred, that is very interesting. Do you have a direct link to the quote? I think most people would not believe he said that! Fred, that is very interesting. Do you have a direct link to the quote? I think most people would not believe he said that!

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]]> By: Fred http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15535 Fred Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:24:53 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15535 That quote is been one of my favorites for years. The Dalai Lama had a good one too. “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”—The Dalai Lama (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times), speaking at the “Educating Heart Summit” in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate. That quote is been one of my favorites for years. The Dalai Lama had a good one too.

“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”—The Dalai Lama (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times), speaking at the “Educating Heart Summit” in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate.

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]]> By: KP http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/10/04/gandhi-i-honor-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15533 KP Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:43:21 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8249#comment-15533 Nice quote :) Nice quote :)

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