"Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles……" — Richard Henry Lee
"Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the same religion practice its precepts... by agreeing to this duty."
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Richard Henry Lee
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15 Quotes by Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee has 15 quotes on this site.
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If Parliament may take from me one shilling in the pound, what security have I for the other nineteen?
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A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.
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It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government…
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It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.
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To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill…
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Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To…
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The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this…
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To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms...
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The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power…
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Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught…
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So far as this has gone, I am satisfied to see a spirit prevailing that promises to send the system…
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Trial by jury in civil causes,... trial by jury in criminal causes, [and] the benefits of the writ of habeas…
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More Abolished Quotes
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
— Aristophanes
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A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
— Brigitte Bardot
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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and…
— James Buchan
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
— Tony Campolo
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Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
— Charles Darwin
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In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was…
— Carl Sagan
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War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished.
— Albert Einstein
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When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy…
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Charity should be abolished; and be replaced by justice.
— Norman Bethune
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The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force…
— Mao Zedong
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Happiness is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and loneliness are abolished permanently. Financial affairs…
— Vernon Howard
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