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“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
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Limited Government
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“In the first place, it is to be remembered, that the general government is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering laws: its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be attained by the separate provisions of any.”
-James Madison
Who are the militia?
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“Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man against his own bosom. Congress has no power to disarm the militia. Their swords and every terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of Americans. The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments but where, I trust in God, it will always remain, in the hands of the people.”
-Tench Coxe
If this offends you!
That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize
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“That the said Constitution shall never be 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 own arms…”
-Samuel Adams
The Rifle Itself Has No Moral Stature
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“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”
-Jeff Cooper
To Keep and Bear Arms
Rhode Island and The Constitution of the United States
Rhode Island and The Constitution of the United States
The State of Rhode Island, often referred to as Rogue Island adamantly opposed and boycotted the Constitutional Convention of 1787 because the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. On May 29, 1790 Rhode Island became the 13th state to ratify the Constitution on the condition that a Bill of Rights would be included. On December 15, 1791 articles three through twelve were ratified by the required number of states and became the first ten amendments of the Constitution, better known as the Bill of Rights.
When the sword of rebellion is drawn
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“When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.”
-John Singleton Copley
Let them take arms
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“What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.”
-Thomas Jefferson
