*"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." ~ George Washington
*"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." ~ Thomas Jefferson
*"Those who trade liberty for security have neither." ~ Benjamin Franklin
*Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
*An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
*Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.
*Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
*You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
*Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
*You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
*Assault is a behavior, not a device.
*64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.
*The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
*The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others.
*What part of '"shall not be infringed" do you NOT understand?
*Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.
*When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.
*The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.
*"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves".
~ Abraham Lincoln
*"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not".
Thomas Jefferson
*"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world".
Thomas Jefferson
*"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson
*"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government".
Thomas Jefferson
*"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government".
Thomas Jefferson
*"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical"..
Thomas Jefferson
*"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
*"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.
*"Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
*"The rearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.
*"Governemt's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
*' If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under.
*"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
-Ronald Reagan-
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