"If Parliament may take from me one shilling……" — Richard Henry Lee
"If Parliament may take from me one shilling in the pound, what security have I for the other nineteen?"
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Richard Henry Lee
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15 Quotes by Richard Henry Lee
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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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Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery.…
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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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