#militia

What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins. ↗

— Elbridge Gerry

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I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia. ↗

— Connie Willis

#amendment #ban #colorado #did #i

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials. ↗

— George Mason

#except #few #i #militia #officials

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#pacifism #preparedness #guns