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 well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms… — 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
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
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
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
To place any dependence upon militia is assuredly resting upon a broken staff. Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic… — George Washington Copy Share Image
But the U.S. has to be careful. If our strategy depends on Sunnis doing the fighting to clear Mosul and Ramadi -… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
People who think of God as a warrior may become warriors themselves, whether in a Christian crusade, a Muslim jihad, or an… — Marcus Borg Copy Share Image
Violence has been a necessary component of every serious liberation struggle...Violence is not the only path to liberation, but likely an indispensable… — Jerry Vlasak 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
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
There is something so far-fetched and so extravagant in the idea of danger to liberty from the militia that one is at… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The main mineral in your cellphone, coltan [a black metallic ore], comes from the Eastern Congo. Multinational corporations are there exploiting the… — Noam Chomsky 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
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
“[The militia experts] accuse antigoverment agitants of paranoia, yet they spin around and claim that militias speak in coded phrases, have underground… — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
The Scriptures have been misused to defend bloody crusades and inquisitions; to support slavery, apartheid, and segregation; to sanction the physical and… — Mel White 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
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
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
Are gun rights advocates arguing that roving gangs...shooting innocent bystanders constitutes a 'well-regulated militia'? — Bill Hicks 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
“For the better part of the 1990s, it seemed like the only Americans who publicly described themselves as patriots were scary militia… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I… — Connie Willis Copy Share Image
The 'militia' was the entire adult male citizenry, who were not simply allowed to keep their own arms, but affirmatively required to… — Don Kates Copy Share Image
The whole proletariat must be armed at once with muskets, rifles, cannon and ammunition, and the revival of the old-style citizens militia,… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Such are a well regulated militia, composed of the freeholders, citizen and husbandman, who take up arms to preserve their property, as… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
The militia had the same equipment as the military to protect them against the tyrannical government. It's more important today than ever… — Ted Yoho Copy Share Image
This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed. — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Well, no one knows for sure. There are now two competing governments and various armed militias, tribes and clans. Secretary John Kerry… — 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
What's curious about the left's current obsession with Timothy McVeigh is that it proves that - despite a frantic search for 15… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
Fourteen-year-old boys are not part of a well-regulated militia. Members of wacky religious cults are not part of a well-regulated militia. Permitting… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
Hezbollah and the government are only two of 18 political factions in Lebanon, most of them armed. There are militant Christian groups,… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
![“The main mineral in your cellphone, coltan [a black metallic ore], comes from the Eastern Congo. Multinational corporations are there exploiting the very rich mineral resources of the region. A lot of them are backing militias which are fighting one other to gain control of the resources or a…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/noam-chomsky-42_black_the-main-mineral-in-your-cellphone-colta_1664171.jpg)
![“[The militia experts] accuse antigoverment agitants of paranoia, yet they spin around and claim that militias speak in coded phrases, have underground bunkers, and are secretly conspiring to take over the world and enslave minorities. They say it's lunacy that men at the pentagon can conspire, yet…” quote by Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/508/jim-goad-4989_conspiracy_the-militia-experts-accuse-antigoverment_2562671.png)
![“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/quotes/i/4ee/alan-keyes-7078_able_in-its-proper-constitutional-sense-the-t_852307.jpg)
![“This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/alexander-hamilton-619_2-amendment_this-a-state-militia-system-appears-to-m_756387.jpg)
