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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Interesting, not to mention very impressive. Just think Joel, if you wanted to take the content of this blog and turn it into a book… Just saying…
Second-most funded book in Kickstarter history.
Ian’s been doing an incredible service to the gun culture with his research over the years…he deserves every bit of success that comes from this book. The benefit he has provided with Forgotten Weapons simply cannot be overstated.
I hope there’s a enough coin left after expenses for him to get some of the reward that he deserves.
Mike, it has put the thought into my head. You might recall that I did write a book about the Gulch about four years ago, but there were so many color photos it would have been prohibitively expensive to publish on Amazon. I decided it wouldn’t have been the same without the pictures and dropped the project. Now I’m kind of wondering…
You’ll need a better cover than the one I made 😉
Glad for Ian, he’s done amazing work over the years.
I like that cover.
Last year I was moving files off a soon to die hard drive and found that folder. The lair looked a bit different in 2014!
Well, that’s a point. But I still like that cover the way it is. If I ever update the book I’ll have to add chapters on the Lair upgrades.
Joel, I remember you blogging about the book but then nothing. I think it’s time for you to start picking Ian’s brains and see how he did it. There’s money to be made…