"God made big people. And God made little people. But Colt made the .45 to even things up."

Power, Equality, Force, Justice

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"God made big people. And God made little people. But Colt made the .45 to even things up."

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"When I read obituaries I always note the age of the deceased. Automatically I relate this figure to my own age. Four years to go, I think. Nine more years. Two years and I'm dead. The power of numbers is never more evident than when we use them to speculate on the time of our dying."

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