Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.... Notwithstanding the military establishments… — James Madison 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
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms. — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
The Western concept of democracy is based on the idea that the loser of an election has the possibility next time round… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
How can a country be home to sectarian militias and yet also to people who are educated, sophisticated, and pluralistic? This is… — Annia Ciezadlo 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
Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly. — Adnan Pachachi Copy Share Image
Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily,… — Jesse James Copy Share Image
The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the… — Richard Lugar 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
The Second Amendment, like the rest of the Bill of Rights, was meant to inhibit only the federal government, not the states.… — Joseph Sobran 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
So here's a question from one who believed, only a week ago, that Baghdad might just collapse and that we might wake… — Robert Fisk 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
The economy - once a great scatter of small productive units in autonomous balance, has become dominated by two or three hundred… — C. Wright Mills 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
Mammary militia breast feeding en masse in Costa. Puts one off their latte. — Katie Hopkins Copy Share Image
When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their… — Steve Irwin Copy Share Image
I am for relying for internal defense on our militia solely till actual invasion, and for such a naval force only as… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Right, because they're looking at also organizing the Sunni tribes up around Mosul to take back that city as well. That's the… — Tom Bowman Copy Share Image
Wherever standing armies are kept up, and when the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any color… — St. George Tucker 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
