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Let me make a short, opening, blanket comment. There are no "good guns". There are no "bad guns". Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a decent person is no threat to anybody — except bad people.

— Charlton Heston

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Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

Speech at the Harvard Law School (1999)

As an actor, I'm thankful I have lived not one life, but many.

Winning the Cultural War (1999)

Telling us what to think has evolved into telling us what to say, so telling us what to do can't be far behind.

Sam is the only person I've ever physically threatened on a set.

I have lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I found purpose and meaning in your response.

Winning the Cultural War (1999)

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