Arms Quotes

3936 Arms quotes by 2229 unique authors

The governments of Europe are afraid to trust the people with arms. If they did, the people would certainly shake off the yoke of tyranny,… — James Madison
And, I know the sense of helplessness that people feel. I know the urge to arm yourself because that's what I did. I was trained… — Dianne Feinstein
Reread that pesky first clause of the Second Amendment. It doesn't say what any of us thought it said. What it says is that infringing… — L. Neil Smith
A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence… — George Washington
No Kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. — James Burgh
By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our… — John F. Kennedy
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.… — Mahatma Gandhi
The First Amendment is crucial. Of course it is. So are all the others. And the Second Amendment is the one that guarantees that people… — Charlton Heston
The people have a right to keep and bear arms. — Patrick Henry
...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens, little if at… — Alexander Hamilton
The balance of power is the scale of peace. The same balance would be preserved were all the world not destitute of arms, for all… — Thomas Paine
The path of self-purification is hard and steep. One has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action to rise above the opposing currents… — Mahatma Gandhi
We evolved. We have only to look at the pouting face of a young chimpanzee to laugh at its reflections of ourselves. We know that… — Alison Jolly
If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man… — Alphonse de Lamartine
He's the type of man who will end up dying in his own arms. — Mamie Van Doren
As someone who has shot in most disciplines, I can tell the House that when one is lying on ones stomach in Bisley with a… — Unknown Author
Wherever a people have grown savage in arms so that human laws have no longer any place among it, the only powerful means of reducing… — Georgie Henley
If you don't follow a good nutritional plan, you're bodybuilding with one arm behind your back. — Unknown Author
Through most of its wars, the United States successfully used the attrition approach. It is easier to be proficient at this type of warfare. You… — Unknown Author
Pouring arms into the spreading cauldron of war risks exacerbating the crisis in Iraq. A fully inclusive international diplomatic process should be attempted and is… — David Cortright
It seems to me that the Iraqis laid down a lot of the arms that we gave to them. So that doesn't seem to be… — Brad Wenstrup
Heaven, on occasion, half opens its arms to us; and that is the great moment. — Victor Hugo
When we talk about fighting for our country, we're talking about our vote, our vote is our arms. — Sarah Palin
Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said,… — Harpo Marx
He has held me when I have had no more strength and have wondered how I would ever make it. He has held me when… — Kay Arthur

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