Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by… — Tench Coxe 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
For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. — 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
After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
A 'well regulated militia' was thus one that was well-trained and equipped, not one that was 'well-regulated' in the modern sense of… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
During the first two months of the war it was the Anarchists more than anyone else who had saved the situation, and… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Who are the militia, if they be not the people, of this country...? I ask who are the militia? They consist now… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Illegal killings of elephants are being linked to organized crime and the funding of armed militia groups. Many consumers in Asia do… — Li Bingbing Copy Share Image
To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them. — George Mason Copy Share Image
The militia is a voluntary force not associated or under the control of the States except when called out; [ when called… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
It is always dangerous to the liberties of the people to have an army stationed among them, over which they have no… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia… — Adel al-Jubeir Copy Share Image
The purpose of the right to bear arms is twofold; to allow individuals to protect themselves and their families, and to ensure… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
All the people constitute the militia - according to the Founding Fathers. Therefore every able-bodied man has a duty under the Constitution… — Jeff Cooper 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
...to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky. — Alexander Pope 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
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
