"The danger (where there is any) from armed……" — Joel Barlow
"The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government (which they cannot have while it is in their own hands) there are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage."
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Joel Barlow
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9 Quotes by Joel Barlow
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In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it…
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The fine arts, both in those who cultivate and those only who admire them, open and expand the mind to…
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[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of…
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How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?
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There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.
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I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel, my morning incense, and my evening meal, the sweets of…
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A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves,…
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It is because the people are citizens that they are with safety armed.
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