“When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he’s getting might really be fear. So I don’t carry a gun because I don’t want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I’d rather they respect me.” — RIP Andy Griffith (Sheriff Andy Taylor)  (via: con-tem-plate)

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BREAKING: Actor Andy Griffith has died, friend says

Andy Griffith died this morning in Dare County, North Carolina, according to former UNC President Bill Friday. Friday, a close friend of the actor, confirmed the news to WITN News.

The original opening of the Andy Griffith Show sponsored by Post Cereal. (The show ran from 1960 to 1968.)

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