The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.
Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essent… - Richard Henry Lee
Militias, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves and include all men capable of bearing arms. [...] To preserve liberty it is essent…
- Richard Henry Lee
The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary … - Richard Henry Lee
The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary …
Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil sl… - Richard Henry Lee
Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil sl…
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms. - Richard Henry Lee
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms.
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms. - Richard Henry Lee
A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.
The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia usel… - Richard Henry Lee
The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia usel…
If Parliament may take from me one shilling in the pound, what security have I for the other nineteen? - Richard Henry Lee
If Parliament may take from me one shilling in the pound, what security have I for the other nineteen?
If the federal constitution is to be construed so far in connection with the state constitutions, as to leave the trial by jury in civil causes, for … - Richard Henry Lee
If the federal constitution is to be construed so far in connection with the state constitutions, as to leave the trial by jury in civil causes, for …
It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power. - Richard Henry Lee
It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power.
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