Quote by Andrew Fletcher
Arms are the only true badge of liberty. The possession of arms is

Arms are the only true badge of liberty. The possession of arms is the distinction of a free man from a slave. – Andrew Fletcher

Other quotes by Andrew Fletcher

My Lord, I sorrow to learn that I am so timorous of heart and to learn that my Lord could be so forgetful of the elementary facts of nature, and also of mankind, that he believes when the lesser joins the greater, it can remain itself and maintain it – Andrew Fletcher

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If a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation. – Andrew Fletcher

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Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? – Patrick Henry

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The 2nd amendment was never intended to allow private citizens to keep and bear arms. If it had, there would have been wording such as the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. – Ken Konecki

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What a crazy world we live in! Trying to treat addiction as a legal problem, and trying to treat criminal misbehaviors using guns as a medical problem! Beam me up, Scotty. Aint no intelligent life down here. – Julie Cochrane

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The right of bearing arms for a lawful purpose is not a right granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence. – U.S. vs Cruikshan

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