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Men Quotes by Richard Henry Lee
- A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.
- Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essential…
- The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenseless,…
- 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…
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