“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“That is why I took up the gun — not to shoot, not to kill, not to destroy, but to stop those who would do evil, to protect the vulnerable, to defend democratic values, to stand up for the freedom we have to talk … about how we can make the world a better place.”
— Peter van Uhm
Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun
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“I hope that one day armies can be disbanded and humans will find a way of living together without violence and oppression. But until that day comes, we will have to make ideals and human failure meet somewhere in the middle.”
— Peter van Uhm
Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun
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“Until the day comes when we can do away with the gun, I hope we all agree that peace and stability do not come free of charge.”
— Peter van Uhm
Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun
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