Bill of Rights: Second Amendment

QUOTES



Quote #1-

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"The maintenance of the right to bear arms is a most essential

one to every free people and should not be whittled down by

technical constructions."

[State vs. Kerner, 181 N.C. 574, 107 S.E. 222, at 224 (1921)]


Quote #2-

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"Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the

citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the

people with arms."

– James Madison


Quote #3-

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"A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand."

– Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c. 4BC - 65AD.


Quote #4-

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"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."

-Thomas Jefferson


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"The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from
hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to
be hurt in a neighborhood of gun owners than in one of disarmed citizens – even if you don't own a gun yourself."

– Harry Browne


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"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."

– Mahatma Gandhi