Little more can reasonably be aimed at with respect to the people at large than to have them properly armed. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The argument that today's National Guardsmen, members of a select militia, would constitute the only persons entitled to keep and bear arms… — Joyce Lee Malcolm Copy Share Image
An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The National Guard fulfills the militia mentioned in the Second amendment. Citizens no longer need to protect the states or themselves. — Dianne Feinstein Copy Share Image
... large and permanent military establishments ... are forbidden by the principles of free government, and against the necessity of which the… — James Madison Copy Share Image
An efficient militia is authorized and contemplated by the Constitution and required by the spirit and safety of free government. — James Madison Copy Share Image
One of the things that sparked my interest in this is the case of Emmanuel Constant, who started a militia called FRAPH… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
I have to hear this all the time in England: Well, all Americans are fat and stupid, mm-hm-hm-hm-hm. Really? Well, thanks for… — Greg Proops Copy Share Image
The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will… — George Mason Copy Share Image
If you have given up your militia, and Congress shall refuse to arm them, you have lost every thing. Your existence will… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of… — George Mason Copy Share Image
A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
I knew a pure heart who refused tot be mistrustful… He had written at his doorstep: "From wherever you are, enter and… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
The consequences of these institutions (The towns or districts, the congregations, the schools,and the militia.) have been, that the inhabitants, having acquired… — John Adams Copy Share Image
The war in Afghanistan was fought for feminist reasons, and the Marines were really on this feminist mission. But today, all the… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
I think we're creating a situation that's incredibly dangerous. There's a lot of chat at the moment about the war on terror… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection… — George Washington Copy Share Image
In recent years it has been suggested that the Second Amendment protects the "collective" right of states to maintain militias, while it… — Stephen Halbrook Copy Share Image
“In December 1776, some 600 Northampton militiamen marched to help defend Philadelphia from the British Army. But when these sometime soldiers experienced… — Francis Fox Copy Share Image
Secondly, the Government of Sudan should commit to the disarmament and control of the Janjaweed militia and ensure that the targeting of… — Jan Egeland Copy Share Image
The most effective way to find ourselves enslaved will not be done openly. If weakened we will sink gradually. I ask, who… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A fictional, but all too real, look at extremist militias in the United States and the extent to which some of them… — Jon Niccum Copy Share Image
There is no personal right to be armed for private purposes unrelated to the service in a well regulated militia. — Sarah Brady Copy Share Image
Did the Warwickshire militia, who were chiefly artisans, teach the Irish to drink beer, or did they learn from the Irish how… — Maria Edgeworth Copy Share Image
Raw in the fields the rude militia swarms, Mouth without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Oklahoma City bombing was done on purpose. Did you know the Federal Government blew up their own building to blame it on… — Kent Hovind Copy Share Image
Every male citizen of the commonwealth, liable to taxes or to militia duty in any county, shall have a right to vote… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The terrorists want civil war. Al-Qaida is attacking Shiites. The Shiite militias are taking revenge on the Sunnis. And the Sunnis are… — Zalmay Khalilzad Copy Share Image
Iran, as we have already discussed, has carried out very, very harmful activities inside Iraq. Funding, trainings, arming and, in some cases,… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
I don’t think there is any mystery to understanding the passionate feelings people have for guns. Nobody really believes it’s about maintaining… — Alec Wilkinson Copy Share Image
We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to… — Jan Egeland Copy Share Image
The battle is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. A small, disciplined militia… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Depending upon their version of Eurocentric Racialism, then 9 times out of 10 I feel very comfortable with it. This is how… — Douglas Pearce Copy Share Image
![“Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table [the Constitution] gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and…” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5b8/george-mason-8435_2-amendment_who-are-the-militia-they-consist-now-of_1020490.jpg)
![“In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in the community’s defence when it’s attacked. Since it encompasses every able-bodied person, it does not refer to those—such as the police, the military, or even the…” quote by Alan Keyes](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ee/alan-keyes-7078_able_in-its-proper-constitutional-sense-the-t_852307.jpg)
![“Depending upon their version of Eurocentric Racialism, then 9 times out of 10 I feel very comfortable with it. This is how it's supposed to be. I would like to think the Klu [sic] Klux Klan version isn't included in this. Eurocentrics goes beyond reactionary Christian, political militias. I…” quote by Douglas Pearce](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fb0/douglas-pearce-69732_believe_depending-upon-their-version-of-eurocent_2311138.jpg)
