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Liberty Quotes by Richard Henry Lee
- It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of…
- It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.
- To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying.
- Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essential…
- To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms...
- The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly…
- Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how…
- So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system out free from those vexations…
- To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use…
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