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Crompsie, that quotation refers to those who are incapable of accomplishment without violence. Think dictators vs. great leaders. I admit it doesn't quite fit into the context of the thread here.
And, by the way, even Buddhists resort to violence to protect their families.
Personally, I don't see my owning a firearm as a necessity. This might have to do with the fact that my city is one of the safest of its size categories. I really don't know what I would do if I lived in certain parts of the U.S.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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