Cambodia Quote by Charley Reese

The federal government may not disarm individual citizens without some unusually strong justification.

— Laurence Tribe

Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty.

— Ludwig von Mises

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

It is unclear how disarming law-abiding citizens would better protect them from the dangers and threats posed by those who would flout the law.…

— Rick Scott

the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear…

— Baruch Spinoza

Government has no right to control individual liberty beyond what is necessary to the safety and well-being of society. Such is the boundary which…

— John C. Calhoun

Government was intended to secure the rights and freedoms of the people; it wasn't intended to be all things to all people.

— Nikki Haley

Liberty is the very last idea that seems to occur to anybody, in considering any political or social proposal. It is only necessary for…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Freedom is the default position. Everything the government does takes away some of our freedom... That's why we have a constitution, to restrain the…

— Andrew Napolitano

The prohibition is general. No clause in the Constitution could by any rule of construction be conceived to give to Congress a power to…

— William Rawle

It is in vain to hope to guard against events too mighty for human foresight or precaution, and it would be idle to object…

— Alexander Hamilton

Individual liberty depends upon keeping government under control.

— Ronald Reagan