To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff. — George Washington Copy Share Image
It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms... — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people. — George Mason Copy Share Image
Know then, unnumber'd Spirits round thee fly, The light Militia of the lower sky. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
One night, militia tried to break into our home, and the exterior was riddled with bullets. — Ilhan Omar Copy Share Image
Arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order... — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough… — Allyson Schwartz Copy Share Image
Are gun rights advocates arguing that roving gangs...shooting innocent bystanders constitutes a 'well-regulated militia'? — Bill Hicks 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
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
Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
In a militia, the character of the laborer, artificer, or tradesman, predominates over that of the soldier: in a standing army, that… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a… — James Madison Copy Share Image
When I joined the militia I had promised myself to kill one Fascist - after all, if each of us killed one… — George Orwell 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
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
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
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
It is asserted by most respectable writers upon our government, that a well-regulated militia, composed of the yeomanry of the country, have… — John L. DeWitt Copy Share Image
Al-Qaida in particular remains dangerous, and there [in Iraq] is some residual militia and special group presence. There are still between 20… — David Petraeus 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
Today, we will hear from federal law enforcement agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and… — James Inhofe 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
We're supposed to forget whatever happened in the past because 9/11 is where history begins. Okay, since 2001, how many wars have… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
Ten thousand times has the labor movement stumbled and bruised itself. We have been enjoined by the courts, assaulted by thugs, charged… — Eugene V. Debs 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
To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders… — John Adams 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
“militia. As they passed a field of broom-corn several men suddenly disappeared, their swift course through the cane being easily followed by… — George W. Cable Copy Share Image
To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them. — George Mason Copy Share Image
I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials. — George Mason 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/quotes/i/5b8/george-mason-8435_2-amendment_who-are-the-militia-they-consist-now-of_1020490.jpg)
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