"Among the natural rights of the Colonists are these: first, a right to life; secondly, to liberty; thirdly, to property - together with the right to support and defend them in the best manner they can."
~Samuel Adams, Signer of the Declaration, "Father of the American Revolution"
"The great object is that every man be armed... Everyone who is able may have a gun. But have we not learned by experience that, necessary as it is to have arms,... it is still far from the case?"
~Patrick Henry, Governor, Patriot Leader
"The people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them... This is a principle which secures religious liberty most firmly."
~Zachariah Johnson, Revolutionary Soldier, Virginia Legislator, Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution
"[T]o preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and to be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
~Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration, a Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"[T]he advantage of being armed [is an advantage which] the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation... [I]n the several kingdoms of Europe... the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
~James Madison, U.S. President, signer of the Constitution, A Framer of the Second Amendment in the First Congress
"A Free people ought... to be armed."
~George Washington, U.S. President, Signer of the Constitution
"[N]o man should scruple or hesitate a moment to use arms in defense."
~George Washington
"No [citizen] shall be debarred the use of arms within his own lands."
Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President, signer of the Declaration
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