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First Principles: Liberty of Conscience In All Just Things Makes It Impossible That Government Will Degenerate Into Tyranny
“Of the liberty of conscience in matters of religious faith, of speech and of the press; of the trial by jury of the vicinage in civil and criminal cases; of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus; of the … Continue reading
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First Principles: The Right To Bear Arms Protects The People From Tyranny
“The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation … forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any which a simple government of any form can admit of.” … Continue reading
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First Principles: Gun Control Laws Only Disarm The Law Abiding
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms … disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.” – Cesare Beccaria This from the quill of one of the greatest thinkers of the Enlightenment Period. Very little changes … Continue reading
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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: The Constitution Should Never Be Construed To Infringe On Our Rights
“And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their … Continue reading
First Principles: It Is Essential To Our Republic To Bear Arms and Know How To Use Them
“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them… The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by a … Continue reading
First Principles: The Right To Bear Arms Is Grounded On Opposition To Tyranny
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are … Continue reading
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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First Principles: The Importance of the Right to Bear Arms
“The ultimate authority … resides in the people alone. … [T]he advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation … forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition, more insurmountable than any…”. … Continue reading
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