#invader

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. ↗

— J. Michael Straczynski

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#dictator #force #forever #hold #imprisoned

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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#awe #deprived #discourage #ensue #horrid

Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

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#discussion #enemy #every #free #free discussion