Bearing arms Quote by James Monroe

The United States always maintains the right to self-defense.

— Robert C. O'Brien

Self-defense is not only our right; it is our duty.

— Ronald Reagan

The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the…

— James Monroe

The first right of every human being is the right of self-defense. Without that right, all other rights are meaningless. The right of self-defense…

— Larry Craig

“The right of self defense is the first law of nature; in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine this…

— Anonymous

The right to defend oneself is something that should never require us to be on a list, it should never require us to pay…

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

“The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of…

— Tiffany Madison

[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws…

— William Blackstone

As we have seen, the first public expression of disenchantment with nonviolence arose around the question of 'self-defense.' In a sense this is a…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Self-defense is a part of the law of nature; nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.

— William Barclay

Self defense is a primary law of nature, which no subsequent law of society can abolish; the immediate gift of the Creator, obliges everyone…

— Elbridge Gerry

Nonviolence becomes meaningless if violence is permitted for self-defence.

— Mahatma Gandhi