Quote by Patrick Henry
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradatio

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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We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. – Patrick Henry

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

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. – Benjamin Franklin

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Every good communist should know that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. – Mao Tse Tung

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. – Thomas Jefferson

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