Arms Quote by Aristotle

It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of…

— Albert J. Nock

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

To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms...

— Richard Henry Lee

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to…

— Thomas Jefferson

The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power" when they…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense.

— John Adams

All the citizens of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they may be equally free

— Voltaire

The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state shall not be questioned.

— James Madison

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

— John F. Kennedy

Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be…

— Baron de Montesquieu

The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote…

— Hubert H. Humphrey

The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves, in…

— Thomas Jefferson