One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to ke…

- Joseph Story

The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered as the palladium of the liberties of a republic.

- Joseph Story

Marriage is treated by all civilized societies as a peculiar and favored contract. It is in its origin a contract of natural law . . . . It is the pa…

- Joseph Story

The real object of the First Amendment was not to countenance, much less advance Mohammedanism, or Judaism or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity…

- Joseph Story

One of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offence to ke…

- Joseph Story

The truth is, that, even with the most secure tenure of office, during good behavior, the danger is not, that the judges will be too firm in resistin…

- Joseph Story

I verily believe Christianity necessary to the support of civil society. One of the beautiful boasts of our municipal jurisprudence is that Christian…

- Joseph Story

Temporary delusions, prejudices, excitements, and objects have irresistible influence in mere questions of policy. And the policy of one age may ill …

- Joseph Story

Without justice being freely, fully, and impartially administered, neither our persons, nor our rights, nor our property, can be protected. And if th…

- Joseph Story