“There are but two sorts of government: one where men show their teeth at each other, and one where men show their tongues and lick the feet of the strongest.” MenTwoShowsGovernmentFeetTongueTeethStrongest Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)
“The enactment of the Homestead Act would create the strongest tie between the citizen and the Government-he would with cheerfulness contribute his proportionable part of the taxes to defray the expenses of the political system under which he lived.” WisdomGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsEconomyCitizensTaxesTiesLiberalismExpensesStrongestCheerfulnessPolitical SystemsHomestead Act Author:Andrew Johnson
“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