When an aggressor force continually launches attacks from a particular base of operations, it is sound military strategy to take the flight to the enemy.
All the reasons which made the initiation of physical force evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.
Jacksonian common sense does not give much weight to the concept of disproportionate force, believing that if you are attacked, you have the right and even the duty to respond with overwhelming force until the enemy surrenders.
You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
I want to see overwhelming force repel anybody who is trying to get into the White House.
I do not enter discussions with neighbors who think they can forbid me to think. I do not place my moral sanction upon a murderer's wish to kill me. When a man attempts to deal with me by force, I answer him-by force.
If a bully wants to beat you up, you have the choice of running away or standing your ground. In our society, we have police forces who try to control bullies, sometimes by force.
Let your attacker worry about his life. Don't hold back. Strike no more after he is incapable of further action, but see that he is stopped.
If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response.
