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Miscellaneous Gun Quotes from the Buckeye Firearms Association

"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpations and arbitrary power of rulers...And yet, though this truth would seem so clear...among the American people there is a growing indifference to any system of militia discipline...There is certainly no small danger, that indifference may lead to disgust, and disgust to contempt; and thus gradually undermine all the protection intended by this clause of our National Bill of Rights." - Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in his book: A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States (1840).
 
"If the innocent honest man must quietly quit all he has, for peace sake, to him who will lay violent hands upon it, I desire it may be considered, what a kind of peace there will be in the world, which consists only in violence and rapine; and which is to be maintained only for the benefit of robbers and oppressors." - John Locke, in Two Treatises on Government (1690).
 
Recusant said:

Miscellaneous Gun Quotes | Buckeye Firearms Association

A lot has been said about guns over the years. Here some random quotes about guns, self-defense, and other matters. If you know of a gun quote not listed here, send it to us. (But make SURE it's not already listed. Okay?) Back to the main Famous Gun Quotes page. "A man's rights rest in three...
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Thanks Recusant,
There's many good quotes, experience, education and knowledge contained in this one simple article.
Can be difficult finding so many in one spot sometimes. And, sometimes more difficult for some to understand the wisdom behind them?
 
Ranger715 said:
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpations and arbitrary power of rulers...And yet, though this truth would seem so clear...among the American people there is a growing indifference to any system of militia discipline...There is certainly no small danger, that indifference may lead to disgust, and disgust to contempt; and thus gradually undermine all the protection intended by this clause of our National Bill of Rights." - Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story in his book: A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States (1840).
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Thanks Ranger, very good quote. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story was quite a guy, a review of his book:

A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States – Conservative Book Club

www.conservativebookclub.com www.conservativebookclub.com
 
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