Gypsy Rose Lee Quotes
God will protect us, but to make sure, carry a heavy club.
Lee, Gypsy Rose. Gypsy: A Memoir. Harper & Brothers, 1957.
The American Indian protection assurances from demagogues and ghost dancers, had a parallel among the white Afrikaners. Many who believed him died from bullet wounds.
Note that Mormon doctrine requires that peace be offered 3 times before even a righteous war is begun. Under this doctrine, preemptive war would not be permissible, but diplomacy must be tried first and that by offering genuine peace. It is hard to apply this doctrine to the War on Terror, where there is no “other side” to negotiate with and the dispute is existential for democracy and freedom. The parenthetical references are to Mormon Scripture.
Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy.