Clint Smith
The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us.Collection: Death
It is easy not to support the death penalty when there is doubt about the culpability of the person sitting in the chair; it is harder to sustain such principles when the crime of the accused is morally indefensible.Collection: Death
School desegregation is associated with higher graduation rates, greater employability, higher earnings, and decreased rates of incarceration.Collection: Graduation
In an effort to create a culture within my classroom where students feel safe sharing the intimacies of their own silences, I have four core principles posted on the board that sits in the front of my class, which every student signs at the beginning of the year: read critically, write consciously, speak clearly, tell your truth.Collection: Truth
One does not read a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks with hopes that it will grant him a career in engineering; he does so because poetry helps him see something in the world that he might not have seen before.Collection: Poetry
Those who support the death penalty are accepting a practice that is both ineffective and fundamentally flawed.Collection: Death
The benefits of prison education go beyond lowering recidivism rates and increasing post-release employment. It can also rekindle a sense of purpose and confidence.Collection: Education
Read critically, write consciously; speak clearly; tell your truth!Collection: Wise
If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid about?Collection: Gun
You can say 'stop' or 'alto' or use any other word you think will work but I've found that a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much the universal language.Collection: Gun
If you're not shootin', you should be loadin'. If you're not loadin, you should be movin', if you're not movin', someone's gonna cut your head off and put it on a stick.Collection: Cutting
The two most important rules in a gunfight are: always cheat and always win.Collection: Gun
Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets. I may get killed with my own gun, but he's gonna have to beat me to death with it, cause it's gonna be empty.Collection: Wall
An armed man will kill an unarmed man with monotonous regularity.Collection: Gun
The sling is to a rifle what the holster is to a pistol. If you have a sling, chances are you will keep the rifle with you. If there is no sling present, you will set the rifle down. When you are at the absolutely farthest point away from the rifle that you can possibly get, you'll need it.Collection: Gun
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.Collection: Fighting
Don't shoot fast, shoot good.Collection: Gun
When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.Collection: Gun
Beware the man who only has one gun. He probably knows how to use it!Collection: Gun
Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way.Collection: Military
Every time I teach a class, I discover I don't know something.Collection: Gun
A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'Collection: Gun