Funny Quote by Tench Coxe Download Open image “Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves?,” — Tench Coxe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Funny Inspirational Love Militia
I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people. — George Mason Copy Share Image
Who are the militia, if they be not the people, of this country...? I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the… — George Mason Copy Share Image
I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials. — George Mason Copy Share Image
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms. — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The 'militia' was the entire adult male citizenry, who were not simply allowed to keep their own arms, but affirmatively required to do so. — Don Kates Copy Share Image
The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It… — Joseph Story Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty ... Whenever… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
In its proper constitutional sense, the term [militia] means all the able-bodied people who can be trained and disciplined to act in the community’s defence when it’s attacked. Since it encompasses every able-bodied person, it does not refer to those—such as the police, the military, or even the National Guard—who formally compose the official defence forces of the nation. Every… — Alan Keyes Copy Share
As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths,… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary,… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
The power of the sword, say the minority... is in the hands of Congress. — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will form a… — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
Every free man has a right to the use of the press, so he has to the use of his arms. — Tench Coxe Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
It's a hard thing to describe. It's just this sense that you got something to say. — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
Sometimes I look at my awesome twitter followers & think to myself, What the hell would I do without them :) — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
Congratulations to Facebook on going public with all my private information... — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you were to send a werewolf to the moon, would he be a werewolf permanently? — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
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![“Who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table [the Constitution] gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and…” quote by George Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5b8/george-mason-8435_2-amendment_who-are-the-militia-they-consist-now-of_1020490.jpg)
