2 amendment Quote by Alexander Hamilton

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

— Thomas Jefferson

A standing army, however necessary it may be at some times, is always dangerous to the liberties of the people. Such power should be…

— Samuel Adams

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 militia is a voluntary force not associated or under the control of the States except when called out; [ when called into actual…

— Alexander Hamilton

First, the constitution ought to secure a genuine and guard against a select militia, by providing that the militia shall always be kept well…

— Patrick Henry

An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor…

— James Madison

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army

— Thomas Jefferson

A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.

— Elbridge Gerry

The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed.

— Patrick Henry

A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

— James Madison

A standing army is one of the greatest mischief that can possibly happen.

— James Madison

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Of what service…

— Patrick Henry