THE LONE RANGER'S CREED - WORDS TO LIVE BY! | |
AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 05:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As lived by the legendary lawman - Quoting: DOCTOR DOOM The moral code upheld by the masked man. Print it off and keep it close. good words to live by... ----- The Lone Ranger's Creed: The moral code upheld by the masked man "I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself. In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. That sooner or later ... somewhere ... somehow ... we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man." I am going to Karma Pin this because it is what I live by as best I can and It is simple as well as robust. OP, keep it alive as long as you can. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
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Nikola Tesla User ID: 18230284 United States 11/18/2012 05:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As lived by the legendary lawman - Quoting: DOCTOR DOOM The moral code upheld by the masked man. Print it off and keep it close. good words to live by... ----- The Lone Ranger's Creed: The moral code upheld by the masked man "I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself. In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. That sooner or later ... somewhere ... somehow ... we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man." Great words and thoughts to live by! "One person with courage is a majority." - Thomas Jefferson "You’ve heard that we are what we eat. But we also are what we think". “Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views." -William F. Buckley Jr. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18598833 United States 11/18/2012 06:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As lived by the legendary lawman - Quoting: DOCTOR DOOM The moral code upheld by the masked man. Print it off and keep it close. good words to live by... ----- The Lone Ranger's Creed: The moral code upheld by the masked man "I believe that to have a friend, a man must be one. That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. That God put the firewood there but that every man must gather and light it himself. In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. That sooner or later ... somewhere ... somehow ... we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. In my Creator, my country, my fellow man." Tom Gill was a friend of my dad's, and a very good man. He created the Lone Ranger All of those guys were "greatest generation", the cartoonists who created most of the strips you know and love [link to www.fivestarpublications.com] I'll drink a toast to Tom and his widow Patty [link to en.wikipedia.org] We won't see their kind again |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 28003064 United States 11/18/2012 06:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The country that birthed the Constitution, the Lone Ranger, Superman, and Libertarianism died earlier this month. Quoting: Carshy McCarsh Libertarianism? Do you buy, "That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number." That phrase would make Ayn Rand's head explode. Karl Marx would like it though. |
MuzzleBreak User ID: 28004168 United States 11/18/2012 06:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Lone Ranger story has some similarities to that of Bass Reeves, a black US Marshall: [link to www.librarything.com] Statue in Ft. Smith [link to 2.bp.blogspot.com] [link to jeromyprice.com] In his book, "Between Two Ages," Brzezinski wrote: "The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values." MuzzleBreak |
AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 06:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Lone Ranger story has some similarities to that of Bass Reeves, a black US Marshall: Quoting: MuzzleBreak [link to www.librarything.com] Statue in Ft. Smith [link to 2.bp.blogspot.com] [link to jeromyprice.com] Awesome example of a Man overcoming life's circumstances ! 50% Rule obeyed as best I can.......... Was the real Lone Ranger a former slave? African/African American Literature Join LibraryThing to post. 1quicksivaFeb 1, 12:58pm Was the real Lone Ranger Black? Ever hear of Bass Reeves? Read this review and decide. “It seems that the real life inspiration for the Masked Avenger of the Western Plains may have been an amazing giant of a man who really was the fastest-drawin', toughest, smartest lawman ever seen in the Indian Territory--and he had been born a slave. Bass Reeves was the name of this American hero, a name that has somehow been omitted from the pantheon of Wild West legends. But author Art T. Burton has sought to correct that oversight in the well-researched book, "Black Gun, Silver Star", published by the University of Nebraska Press. Reeves was a Deputy U.S. Marshall working out of Fort Smith, Arkansas in the years just after the Civil War, when the Indian Territory in what would later become Oklahoma was a no man's land of desperados, horse thieves, murderers, and outlaws. Reeves' career thus occupied the same time and space as that of the fictional Rooster Cogburn of True Grit fame. But Bass Reeves did in real life what John Wayne only play-acted at, and he did it in a way that combined elements of a number of fictional characters that would later loom large in our imaginations. Like the Lone Ranger, Bass Reeves would sometimes employ clever disguises as he sought the wanted men who haunted the Indian Territory. He learned from the Indians how to make himself look smaller in the saddle (he was 6'2" at a time when the average man was considerably smaller) and would adopt the clothing and mannerisms of the outlaws themselves to take them by surprise. According to Burton, Reeves also sometimes gave out silver dollars as calling cards (as opposed to the silver bullets of a certain masked man) and often rode a powerful white or grey horse. He was also often accompanied by an Indian posseman as he made his way through the dangerous wilderness that was this lawman's "beat". Burton also points out that many of those arrested by Reeves served their time in the Detroit federal penitentiary. And it was in Detroit that the Lone Ranger was first created, as a local radio show. So was Reeves at least partially an inspiration for the Lone Ranger? Burton suggests it might be so. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
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AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 07:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The country that birthed the Constitution, the Lone Ranger, Superman, and Libertarianism died earlier this month. Quoting: Carshy McCarsh Read it again. Freedom and inalienable rights cannot be killed. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
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initiate regardless User ID: 27859363 Australia 11/18/2012 07:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ""That 'This government, of the people, by the people and for the people' shall live always. That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number."" Right in the middle, the great dupe presents itself. You can fool most of the people most of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. Minority bashers .....on your horses!! For the borg! Assimilation is imminent, or we kill u. |
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AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 08:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The "United States Army RANGER Creed": The Creed Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of the Rangers. Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other soldier. Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some. Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow. Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country. Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor. Rangers Lead The Way!!! —Ranger Handbook SH 21-76[1] [edit] “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18598833 United States 11/18/2012 08:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "I'll drink a toast to Tom and his widow Patty Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25050963 [link to en.wikipedia.org] We won't see their kind again" That seems a bit excessively pessimistic to me. My parents were raised during the depression, they lived through WWII and they were some of the most generous, optimistic and self sufficient people I know they didn't believe in debt...if they didn't have cash, they didn't buy it . If they had cash, they were quick to help neighbors, friends and even strangers far away who they heard were in trouble they didn't need much, and they were raised before it was cool to be cynical and hate your own country. They weren't cynical about love, and once they got married they tried to stay with the same person even if times got hard. They really did believe in credos like that Lone Ranger one, even when they were 80 and 90 I do not mean that there aren't good people now, but not a generation with that simplicity of needs, that faithfulness, that lack of cynicism.... |
AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 08:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "I'll drink a toast to Tom and his widow Patty Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25050963 [link to en.wikipedia.org] We won't see their kind again" That seems a bit excessively pessimistic to me. My parents were raised during the depression, they lived through WWII and they were some of the most generous, optimistic and self sufficient people I know they didn't believe in debt...if they didn't have cash, they didn't buy it . If they had cash, they were quick to help neighbors, friends and even strangers far away who they heard were in trouble they didn't need much, and they were raised before it was cool to be cynical and hate your own country. They weren't cynical about love, and once they got married they tried to stay with the same person even if times got hard. They really did believe in credos like that Lone Ranger one, even when they were 80 and 90 I do not mean that there aren't good people now, but not a generation with that simplicity of needs, that faithfulness, that lack of cynicism.... “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
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AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Well said Kemosabi...but why every time Tonto go to town he get beat up?? Quoting: Anonymous 27172748 I may be wrong but does not Tonto mean dumb in Spanish?... Yes it does, Tonto.......1 of 3 meanings but describes certain people or things as required. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 961432 United States 11/18/2012 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The country that birthed the Constitution, the Lone Ranger, Superman, and Libertarianism died earlier this month. Quoting: Carshy McCarsh Libertarianism? Do you buy, "That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number." That phrase would make Ayn Rand's head explode. Karl Marx would like it though. ^^^This Those statements to live by are actually statements of a confused cognitive dissonant. |
AdHocBOHICA User ID: 19723065 United States 11/18/2012 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The country that birthed the Constitution, the Lone Ranger, Superman, and Libertarianism died earlier this month. Quoting: Carshy McCarsh Libertarianism? Do you buy, "That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number." That phrase would make Ayn Rand's head explode. Karl Marx would like it though. ^^^This Those statements to live by are actually statements of a confused cognitive dissonant. Bullshit......you are either a complete ass or completely ignorant of historical fact. What is your "special" pedigree, EinFuckingStein"? “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca PS: I Stole this from another member.... ;) |
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MuzzleBreak User ID: 28004168 United States 11/18/2012 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Greatest Good for all" = Man's Life, Liberty, and Property are his, and not the Gov't's. In his book, "Between Two Ages," Brzezinski wrote: "The technetronic era involves the gradual appearance of a more controlled society. Such a society would be dominated by an elite, unrestrained by traditional values." MuzzleBreak |