Different Quote by Alexander Hamilton

The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It…

— Joseph Story

A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.

— Richard Henry Lee

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…

— Alan Keyes

The 'militia' was the entire adult male citizenry, who were not simply allowed to keep their own arms, but affirmatively required to do so.

— Don Kates

What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty ... Whenever…

— Elbridge Gerry

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.

— George Mason

The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpation of power by rulers. The…

— Joseph Story

A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state;…

— George Mason

The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal government, else,…

— Alexander Hamilton

It would also be strange to find in the midst of a catalog of the rights of individuals a provision securing to the states…

— Antonin Scalia

Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is…

— Richard Henry Lee

To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns,…

— John Adams