#assassin

I think in the corridors of power these dangerous kinds of orders are issued in a much more vague way, passed down two or three levels of command before they're given to the assassin. ↗

— Eddie Campbell

#before #command #corridors #dangerous #down

The weapon of the advocate is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of the assassin. ↗

— Alexander Cockburn

#assassin #dagger #soldier #sword #weapon

To those who don't want the truth about Kennedy's assassination to become known, the very repetition of a charge lends it a certain credibility, since people have a tendency to believe that where there's smoke, there's fire. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#assassination #become #believe #certain #charge

I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#assassination #been #fully #i #i think

One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#conqueror #everybody #god #kills #man

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade. ↗

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

#delight #game #hired #jest #lawyer

Y’all might as well come on out,” I said. “I know you’re there. I can smell you.” “Smell me? But I just took a shower this morning!” an indignant voice drifted out of the shadows. There was a loud sound, like someone was getting smacked upside the head. Then another voice let out a low mutter. “Shut up, idiot. ↗

— Jennifer Estep

#billy #bobby #funny #gin-blanco #humor

If I die a violent death, as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that the violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassins, not in my dying. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

#assassins #death #die #dying #fear

Don't think I have any intention of caressing your cheek and saying I was wrong," he said softly as I watched the life ebb out of him. "I will not weep and wonder what might have been. I'm sure you understand. ↗

— Oliver Bowden

#life

It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance. ↗

— Richard Dreyfuss

#bush #character #character assassination #confused #governance