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Foreign Enemies And Traitors (The Enemies Trilogy, #3) Foreign Enemies And Traitors by Matthew Bracken
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“Gun control was never about safety: it was just about taking power away from ordinary Americans,” said Carson.  “It’s to make it safe for the police, in a police state.”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“National security was invoked so freely that the First Amendment had become an empty promise. ”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“In reality, there was no truly free press in America anymore,”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“a classic example of Robert Heinlein’s famous saying, that an armed society is a polite society. ”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Once we have the power to create the world’s money, it won’t matter who is elected in this or that country.”                 “ ‘Give me the power to create a nation’s money, and I care not who makes its laws’.” ”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Always keep your eyes on the horizon, but don’t be afraid to tack with the wind.  Take the two steps forward when you can, and don’t worry about the one step back, as long as it’s only a tactical retreat.”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Let’s face it: the vast majority of the American people are just not intelligent enough to function independently in a modern technological society.  They have to be led, for their own good.  The problem is, most of them are too ignorant to know what’s best for them.”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“As a group, United States Marines were world-class profanity users,”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?  Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason.’  An Englishman named John Harrington said that, all the way back around the year 1600.”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast” went the old saying.  In night patrolling, stealth was everything. ”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors
“Under U.S. law, the president nominated generals for promotion, and the Senate approved them.  It had traditionally been done that way, in accordance with the doctrine of civilian control of the military. ”
Matthew Bracken, Foreign Enemies And Traitors