Second Amendment
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“The right of the people to keep and bear arms has been recognized by the General Government; but […]
“In England…A large proportion of the most valuable of the provisions in Magna Charta, and the bill of […]
“And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the […]
“Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom […]
“Whoever considers the unprincipled enemy we have to to cope with, will not hesitate to declare that nothing […]
“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve […]
“…to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in […]
“to preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be […]
“As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and […]
“The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against […]
“Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving […]
“The Constitution shall never be construed… to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens […]