Bear Arms Quotes

66 Bear Arms quotes by 51 unique authors

The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpation of power by rulers. The right… — Joseph Story
Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment. If the guns are taken out of the hands of the… — Huey Newton
The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in… — Hubert H. Humphrey
Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second Amendment… — Cass Sunstein
A lot of people who didn't understand the need for civilians to bear arms on Sept. 10 were pretty clear on the issue by Sept.… — Tim Slagle
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article… — Tench Coxe
A government that does not trust it's law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is itself unworthy of trust. — James Madison
Free men do not ask permission to bear arms — Thomas Jefferson
It is the right to bear arms which is the problem. I think if the Founding Fathers knew what was happening they would be turning… — Liam Neeson
The NRA believes America's laws were made to be obeyed and that our Constitutional liberties are just as important today as 200 years ago. And… — Ronald Reagan
We may be thankful that frightened civil authorities ... have not managed to eradicate from the country the tradition of the possession and use of… — John Steinbeck
The Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenryThis is for usThis is for us when our government becomes tyrannical — Sharron Angle
The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to… — Angelina Jolie
I understand the Second Amendment. I support it. People have the right to bear arms. — Rudy Giuliani
It's part of the Constitution. People have the right to bear arms. Then the restrictions of it have to be reasonable and sensible. You can't… — Rudy Giuliani
No man who is not willing to bear arms and to fight for his rights can give a good reason why he should be entitled… — Theodore Roosevelt
Our Founding Fathers were proud that Americans were trusted with arms because they knew that only when people are armed could they truly be thought… — Charley Reese
If the Founding Fathers could have looked into a crystal ball and seen AK-47s and Glock semi-automatic pistols, I think they would say, you know,… — Michael Moore
The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny. — Ice T
When the Constitution gave us the right to bear arms, it also made us responsible for using them properly. It's not fair of us as… — Jesse Ventura
The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery. — Robin Williams
A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be… — James Madison
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. — Alexandre Dumas
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny… — Thomas Jefferson
Ut cum spiritu postrema sacramentum dejuremus," he chanted. "Et hostes ornamenta addent ad ianuam necem." "You just...finished the prophesy,"Rachael stammered. "-An oath to keep with… — Rick Riordan

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