Quote by Alexander Hamilton
Little more can reasonably be aimed at, with respect to the people

Little more can reasonably be aimed at, with respect to the people at large, than to have them properly armed and equipped. – Alexander Hamilton

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of men will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice, without constraint. – Alexander Hamilton

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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Expecting a carjacker or rapist or drug pusher to care that his possession or use of a gun is unlawful is like expecting a terrorist to care that his car bomb is taking up two parking spaces. – Joseph T. Chew

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A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. – U. S. Constitution

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