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""FOR A PEOPLE WHO ARE FREE, AND WHO MEAN TO REMAIN SO, A WELL-ORGANIZED AND ARMED MILITIA IS THEIR BEST SECURITY.""
— Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson - Presidential writings
Quote by Thomas Jefferson on well-organized and armed militia
"THE CONSTITUTIONS OF MOST OF OUR STATES ASSERT THAT ALL POWER IS INHERENT IN THE PEOPLE; THAT THEY MAY EXERCISE IT BY THEMSELVES, IN ALL CASES TO WHICH THEY THINK THEMSELVES COMPETENT, (AS IN ELECTING THEIR FUNCTIONARIES EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE, AND DECIDING BY A JURY OF THEMSELVES, BOTH FACT AND LAW, IN ALL JUDICIARY CASES IN WHICH ANY FACT IS INVOLVED) OR THEY MAY ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES, FREELY AND EQUALLY CHOSEN; THAT IT IS THEIR RIGHT AND DUTY TO BE AT ALL TIMES ARMED; THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO FREEDOM OF PERSON; FREEDOM OF RELIGION; FREEDOM OF PROPERTY; AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS."
— Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States
Quote by Thomas Jefferson on popular sovereignty and arms
""NONE BUT AN ARMED NATION CAN DISPENSE WITH A STANDING ARMY.""
— Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson - Presidential correspondence
Quote by Thomas Jefferson on armed nation vs standing army
""THE RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE NEVER CEASES. IT IS AMONG THE MOST SACRED, AND ALIKE NECESSARY TO NATIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS.""
— James Monroe
James Monroe - 5th President of the United States
Quote by James Monroe on natural right of self-defense
""THERE IS NOTHING SO LIKELY TO PRODUCE PEACE AS TO BE WELL PREPARED TO MEET AN ENEMY.""
— George Washington
Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States
Quote by George Washington on peace through preparedness
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