#1: "Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
#2: "Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not."
#3: "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that … it is their right and duty to be at all times armed; … "
#4: "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
#5: "The great object is that every man be armed." and "Everyone who is able may have a gun."
#6: ‘‘Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest.’’
#7: ‘‘The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected peoples to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the underdog is a sine qua non ["something essential" lit. "without which not"] for the overthrow of any sovereignty. So let's not have any native militia or police.’’
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#1: George Washington #2: Thomas Jefferson #3: Thomas Jefferson
#4: Richard Henry Lee #5: Patrick Henry #6: Mahatma Ghandi
#7: Adolf Hitler
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