The Defender’s Creed
by John Farnam
I accept and understand that human predators
exist. Criminal or terrorist, they take advantage
of our civilized society to prey upon the weak.
They represent evil and must be confronted and
defeated.
I believe that self-defense is a moral imperative,
and that illegitimate force and illegal violence
must be met with righteous indignation and
superior violence.
I will not rely on others for the security of myself,
my family and my community.
I proudly proclaim that I run with a like-minded
pack. I do not amble through life with the mindnumbed
herd
will train with my chosen weapons, maintain
them and carry them in a condition of readiness at
all times.
I will be mentally prepared and physically
equipped to effectively respond to an attack or
emergency.
I will constantly test myself against realistic
standards to discover my strengths and
weaknesses. I will turn weakness into strength.
I will seek to learn new skills and techniques, and
then teach what I have learned to other members
of the pack.
Be it with firearm or blade, empty hand or blunt
object, I will hit my enemies hard, fast and true.
I will live a quiet and unobtrusive life, but I will
develop and retain the capacity for swift and
decisive violence.
I recognize that I am the modern equivalent of the
traditional Minuteman, and that I may be called
to service at any time against heavily armed
enemies. I will respond effectively.
I accept that I am a pariah among some of my
countrymen, and a quaint anachronism to others. I
will not hold their ignorance against them.
I will win, or die trying.
I swear this creed before God, my family and my
fellow citizens
John Farnam