The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.
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Barry Eisler Quote
“At the national level, I don't know how to describe a threat to destroy Country A in order to punish Country B other than to call it state terrorism.”
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