Constitution Quote by James Madison

Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.... Notwithstanding the military establishments in the…

— James Madison

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people…

— James Madison

The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms the right of every American citizen to bear arms. And as Americans, we will…

— Malcolm X

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…

— Jesse Ventura

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed

— James Madison

Our Founding Fathers were proud that Americans were trusted with arms because they knew that only when people are armed could they truly be…

— Charley Reese

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in…

— Thomas Jefferson

To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms...

— Richard Henry Lee

In my view, the right to bear arms is in the Constitution for three main reasons: self-protection, community protection, and protection from tyrrany.

— Glenn Beck

That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of the people,…

— George Mason

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may…

— Thomas Jefferson