“The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.” GovernmentLeftDoorsInvolvedGunBritishBritish GovernmentSinn Fein Author:Martin McGuinness
“The ultimate check against government tyranny is an informed electorate who will elect people who believe in limited government. I don't want to embrace the idea we want people to take to the streets with guns. I want people to go to the voting booth and check an out of control government by electing conservatives.” PeopleWantBelieveIdeasGovernmentStreetsGunUltimateEmbraceTyrannyChecksVotingLimited GovernmentElectorateGovernment Tyranny Author:Lindsey Graham
“We used to say to the apartheid government: you may have the guns, you may have all this power, but you have already lost. Come: join the winning side. His Holiness and the Tibetan people are on the winning side.” PeopleMayGovernmentUsedWinningLostSidesGunHolinessApartheidTibetan Author:Desmond Tutu
“The man who puts all the guns and all the decision-making power into the hands of the central government and then says, ‘Limit yourself’; it is he who is truly the impractical utopian.” MenHandsGovernmentDecisionHe ManLimitsGunDecision MakingUtopianCentral Government Author:Murray Rothbard
“The corporation is not a person; it is a legal fiction backed up by guns and police and jail cells and taxing authorities and the regulators called government.” PersonsGovernmentFictionAuthorityGunPoliceCellsCorporationsJailRegulators Author:Jerry Brown
“Any politico who's afraid of his constituents being armed, should be. Leaders of the anti-gun movement (for the most part, politicians who enthusiastically advocate confiscatory taxation and government control of everything) realize that a populace is much easier to herd, loot and dispose of if it has been stripped of its weapons. The naked fraud and transparent fascism of victim disarmament must be eradicated through the repeal of all gun laws at every level of government.” IfsShouldHas BeensGovernmentLawRealizingLevelsLeaderMovementPoliticianEasierWeaponsGunVictimNakedFraudFascismTaxationTransparentHerdsDisarmamentConstituentsAnti GunGun Law Author:L. Neil Smith
“The majority falls prey to the delusion–popular in some circles–that ordinary people are too careless and stupid to own guns, and we would be far better off leaving all weapons in the hands of professionals on the government payroll. But the simple truth–born of experience–is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people.” PeopleNeedsHandsGovernmentWould BeFallBornSimpleStupidWeaponsOrdinaryGunMajorityLeavingCirclesTyrannyThriveDelusionBetter OffWrathOrdinary PeoplePreyCarelessSimple TruthsPayroll Author:Alex Kozinski
“I'm sorry that government involves filling out a lot of forms. ... I'm sorry myself that we're not still on the frontier, where we could all tote guns, shoot anything that moved and spit to our hearts' content. But we live in a diverse and crowded country, and with civilization comes regulation.” HeartStillsCountryGovernmentFormCivilizationGunMovedSorryRegulationDiverseI'm SorryFillingFrontiersCrowdedSpitTotes Author:Molly Ivins
“Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.” ReasonShowsGovernmentRunningLawNightHalfMiddleHonestMembersPercentGunShotsSellsCongressPhonesIllegalStatisticsCopFederal GovernmentMayorsPhone CallsDealerEulogyMiddle Of The NightIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be shown the right way, but he must not accept being forced into it.” ThinkingMenWayMayGovernmentSocialAcceptingGunActivistRight WayFree Man Author:Jeff Cooper
“The conclusions seem inescapable that in certain circles a tendency has arisen to fear people who fear government. Government, as the Father of Our Country put it so well, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. People who understand history, especially the history of government, do well to fear it. For a people to express openly their fear of those of us who are afraid of tyranny is alarming. Fear of the state is in no sense subversive. It is, to the contrary, the healthiest political philosophy for a free people.” PeopleWellsCountryStatesPhilosophySeemsGovernmentPoliticalCertainFatherDangerousMastersGunContraryCirclesTyrannyTendenciesConclusionOur CountryServantFearfulPolitical PhilosophySubversive Author:Jeff Cooper
“In the larger sense, however, the personal ownership of firearms is only secondarily a matter of defense against the criminal. Note the following from Thomas Jefferson: The strongest reason for the people to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against the tyranny of government. That is why our masters in Washington are so anxious to disarm us. They are not afraid of criminals. They are afraid of a populace which cannot be subdued by tyrants.” PeopleMatterReasonGovernmentLastsMastersArmsBearsProtectGunNotesFollowingDefenseCriminalsTyrannyStrongestTyrantsAnxiousNot AfraidOwnershipResortsFirearms Author:Jeff Cooper