“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

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Entry from March 05, 2023

“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it”

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Wikipedia: Jeff Cooper
John Dean “Jeff” Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of a “modern technique” of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms.

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“An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.” -Jeff Cooper, Founder, American Pistol Institute-
10:37 PM · Apr 23, 2009

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(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
“AN UNARMED MAN CAN ONLY FLEE
FROM EVIL, AND EVIL IS NOT
OVERCOME BY FLEEING FROM IT.”
JEFF COOPER
11:50 AM · Mar 5, 2023

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