military quote

From: Cynthia Curling (ccurling@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Sep 14 2001 - 09:19:02 PDT


This is a real shot in the dark, but I'm hoping the collective brain can
help me. We're looking for the source of a quote, and all we have is a
paraphrase:

I won't fight, but if a fight comes to my door, my enemy will find me at
home.

or possibly:

I won't pick a fight, but if someone brings a fight to my door, the knocker
will find me at home.

Supposedly this is a quote from a President, probably from around one of the
World Wars, but maybe not. The attorney who is remembering it thinks it came
from a book called _The AMerican Presidency_. Two of the librarians here
have already checked our print resources, a site for Presidential quotes and
the Web generally, but let me know if you can find anything.

Thanks all - Cindy

Cindy Curling
Electronic Resources Librarian
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004-2505
fx: 202-639-7003
ph: 202-639-7293
ccurling@hotmail.com
curlici@ffhsj.com

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