Affected Quote by Patrick Henry

Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom.…

— Tench Coxe

However long I serve in public life, I'll stand on that basic liberty of the right to keep and bear arms.

— Mike Pence

First, the constitution ought to secure a genuine and guard against a select militia, by providing that the militia shall always be kept well…

— Patrick Henry

A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not…

— James Madison

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Of what service…

— Patrick Henry

To suppose arms in the hands of citizens, to be used at individual discretion, except in private self-defense, or by partial orders of towns,…

— John Adams

A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.

— Richard Henry Lee

The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpation of power by rulers. The…

— Joseph Story

The militia is a voluntary force not associated or under the control of the States except when called out; [ when called into actual…

— Alexander Hamilton

A militia law, requiring all men, or with very few exceptions besides cases of conscience, to be provided with arms and ammunition... is always…

— John Adams

Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the…

— George Mason

The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed.

— Patrick Henry