Famous quotes containing the words standard and/or rifle:
“Where shall we look for standard English but to the words of a standard man?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“At Hayes’ General Store, west of the cemetery, hangs an old army rifle, used by a discouraged Civil War veteran to end his earthly troubles. The grocer took the rifle as payment ‘on account.’”
—Administration for the State of Con, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)