""...most attractive to Americans, the possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave, it being the ultimate means by which freedom was to be preserved.""
— James Burgh
James Burgh, 18th century English Libertarian writer, Shalhope, The Ideological Origins of the Second Amendment, p.604
Historical Significance
Philosophical foundation linking armed status to freedom vs. slavery
Context
English libertarian influence on American Second Amendment thinking
Context
English libertarian influence on American Second Amendment thinking
Historical Significance
Philosophical foundation linking armed status to freedom vs. slavery