Who are the militia? Are they not ourselves? Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom. Congress have no power to…

- Tench Coxe

The powers of the sword are in the hands of the yeomanry of America from sixteen to sixty. The militia of these free commonwealths, entitled and accu…

- Tench Coxe

The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unecessary. They will form a powerful check upo…

- Tench Coxe

As our president bears no resemblance to a king so we shall see the Senate has no similitude to nobles. First, not being hereditary, their collective…

- Tench Coxe

As civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize,... The people are confirmed by the next article in t…

- Tench Coxe

Every free man has a right to the use of the press, so he has to the use of his arms.

- Tench Coxe