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“An efficient militia is authorized and contemplated by the Constitution and required by the spirit and safety of free government.”

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Book:The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819

Source: The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819

“Gun registration is not enough.”

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Author:Janet Reno

“One of the basic conditions for the victory of socialism is the arming of the workers Communist and the disarming of the bourgeoisie the middle class.”

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Author:Vladimir Lenin

“O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could defend yourselves, are gone.”

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Book:The Federalist Papers & Anti-Federalist Papers: Complete Edition of the Pivotal Constitution Debate: Including Articles of Confederation (1777), Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights & Other Amendments – All With Founding Fathers’ Arguments & Decisions about the Constitution

Source: The Federalist Papers & Anti-Federalist Papers: Complete Edition of the Pivotal Constitution Debate: Including Articles of Confederation (1777), Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights & Other Amendments – All With Founding Fathers’ Arguments & Decisions about the Constitution

“The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible.”

“As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free.”

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Author:Julia Ward Howe

“A man who gets the reputation of rising at dawn can sleep to noon.”

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Author:Winston Churchill

“The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible.”

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Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.”

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Book:Art of the Rifle: Special Colour Edition

Source: Art of the Rifle: Special Colour Edition

“The Second Amendment has no place in modern society.”

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Author:Alan Dershowitz

“A strong body makes the mind strong.”

Source: Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late President of the United States

“Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And, if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.”

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Author:Cass Sunstein

“Ultimately, I wanted to own a big truck, exercise my second Amendment rights, listen to hardcore music, and let my congressman know how poorly he represents me. None of this could occur in France.”

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Author:Mark Twight

“The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accustomed to their arms, when compared with any possible army, must be tremendous and irresistible. Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress has no power to disarm the militia.”

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Author:Tench Coxe

“As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article in their right to keep and bear arms.”

“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to disarm the militia. Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birthright of an Americans.”

“Dr. King kept guns in his home to protect himself and his family. After firebombing and numerous death threats by racists, his application for a permit to carry a gun was denied by the 'may issue' white power structure (Democrat) in that time and place. Let the holiday that celebrates this man’s life include some reflection on the importance of the Second Amendment.”

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Author:Massad Ayoob

“The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjugated races to possess arms.”

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Author:Adolf Hitler

“Little more can reasonably be aimed at with respect to the people at large than to have them properly armed.”

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Book:The Federalist

Source: The Federalist

“Loving the Second Amendment while opposing the NRA is every bit as natural as loving Jesus while opposing Westboro Baptist Church.”

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Author:John Fugelsang

“I have a lot of guns on my ranch. I don't use them for hunting. I'm not a hunter. It's for protection. The Second Amendment was designed for tyranny.”

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Author:Chuck Norris

“Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.”

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Book:The New Dictionary of Thoughts

Source: The New Dictionary of Thoughts

“The health of the second amendment is the primary indicator of the overall health of the nation.”

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Author:John Longenecker

“Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind.”

“The Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenryThis is for usThis is for us when our government becomes tyrannical”

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Author:Sharron Angle

“Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.”

“It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns.”

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Author:Jonathan Safran Foer

“I understand the Second Amendment. I respect the Second Amendment. I think we need to use common sense tools to keep the American people safe, to keep our streets safe.”

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Author:Eric Holder