"To say that a bad government must be……" — Richard Henry Lee
"To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying."
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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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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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More Anarchy Quotes
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one of 415 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security,…
— Margaret Atwood
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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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Grown men do not need leaders.
— Edward Abbey
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
— Alan Bennett
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Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
— Jeremy Bentham
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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle…
— Aeschylus
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Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law;…
— Louis D. Brandeis
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Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.
— Charles Bukowski
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If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.
— Charles Bukowski
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