Second
Amendment
Federalist Paper # 46 [paragraph 9]
"...Americans,
unlike the people of almost every other nation, have the advantage of being
armed...Several European kingdoms have large military establishments. Yet
they are afraid to trust the people with arms...Let’s not insult the free
and gallant citizens of America. They can defend their rights more easily
than the debased subjects of a tyrant can rescue their rights from their
oppressors. And let’s not insult the American people with the supposition
that they will ever allow the long series of insidious measures that would
necessitate the use of armed force."
*quotes from The Federalist Papers: Modern
English Edition Two
We Will Never Forget
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