Destroy Quote by John Paul Stevens

The Second Amendment, like the rest of the Bill of Rights, was meant to inhibit only the federal government, not the states. The framers,…

— Joseph Sobran

The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many guards and…

— Robert E. Lee

I don't usually feel threatened by the militias. Most members are just indulging their fantasies of being warriors without having to sign up for…

— Eileen Pollack

The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.

— James Bovard

Americans need not fear the federal government because they enjoy the advantage of being armed, which you possess over the people of almost every…

— James Madison

I do not believe Federal Government fear me at all, they know the truth. They know I am not a dangerous person, they hold…

— Leonard Peltier

But ambitious encroachments of the federal government, on the authority of the State governments, would not excite the opposition of a single State, or…

— James Madison

Historically, the new government had no money to pay for an army, so they relied on the state militias. And the states required men…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.

— Bob Barr

The Constitution's framers intended to restrict central authority to the few areas that could not be handled by states. The drafters would be horrified…

— Doug Bandow

The President, and government, will only control the militia when a part of them is in the actual service of the federal government, else,…

— Alexander Hamilton

What plan for the regulation of the militia may be pursued by the national government is impossible to be foreseen...The project of disciplining all…

— Alexander Hamilton