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First Principles: Disarming the People Is the Surest Way To Enslaving Them

“I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” — George Mason, Speech During Virginia’s Convention to Ratify the Constitution, 1788     … Continue reading

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First Principles: Disarming A People Is the Best Way to Enslave Them

“To disarm the people… was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” – George Mason Some might see the sense of the above quote but still wonder who George Mason is.  Hs name seems at times to be … Continue reading

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