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Thomas Jefferson: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." (T. Jefferson papers, 334, C.J. Boyd, Ed. 1950) Thomas Jefferson: "What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms." (Thomas Jefferson to James Madison) Thomas Jefferson: "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined or determined to commit crimes. Such laws only make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assassins; they serve to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." (1764 Letter and speech from T. Jefferson quoting with approval an essay by Cesare Beccari) John Adams: "Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion in private self defense." (A defense of the Constitution of the US) Samual Adams: "The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." (Convention of the Commonwealth of Mass., 86-87, date still being sought) George Washington: "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth (and) keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference .When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress) George Washington: "A free people ought to be armed." (Jan 14 1790, Boston Independent Chronicle.) George Mason: "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." (3 Elliot, Debates at 380) Noah Webster:"Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe." (1787, Pamphlets on the Constitution of the US) James Madison: "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose rulers are afraid to trust them with arms." (Federalist Paper #46) Patrick Henry: "The people have a right to keep and bear arms." (Elliott, Debates at 185) Richard Henry Lee: "To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them..." (Richard Henry Lee writing in Letters from the Federal Farmer to the Republic, 1787-1788). Alexander Hamilton: "The best we can help for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed" (The Federalist Papers at 184-8)
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Are there any quotes from the founding fathers about voting?
from Benjamin Franklin: "democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
Who are the founding fathers of the atom?
Professor J.J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford and James Chadwick are the founding fathers of the atom.
Why did the founding fathers crate a senate?
The founding fathers created a senate due to how the well idk bruh seriously
What did the founding fathers mean by republic?
A state which is governed by the rule of law.
What is meant by Charles Beard's thesis that the founding fathers were a conspiratiorial economic elite?
What Beard meant when he said that the founding fathers were a conspiratorial economic elite, he simply meant that the founding fathers were out for the elite group of society. Most of the laws first set forth by the constitution were for the wealthy, not for the everyday people. The founding fathers were out for their own economic interests
When did the founding fathers become founding fathers?
I think on 1943
Who made the government?
In the US, our founding fathers.
Did any of the founding fathers have pets?
no.none of the founding fathers have pets
What would you tell a founding father?
I would ask Americas founding fathers, how they became Americas founding fathers? Also why did they sign the deceleration of independence? Lastly why do we have founding fathers?
How many Founding Fathers were there?
There were 74 delegates/founding fathers at the constitutional convention
What did the four founding fathers do?
Which ones? There are more than four founding fathers, my friend.
What is meant by the Founding Fathers were men of their time?
What is meant by "the Founding Fathers were men of their time"
Who are The seven founding founding fathers?
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Who are the wifes of the founding fathers?
The founding mothers.
Who are the architects of our republic according to Martin Luther King Jr?
the founding fathers the founding fathers
What time period did the founding fathers live in?
the founding fathers time period was the 1800s
Did the founding fathers mean for all Americans to carry guns?
This is a question that is widely debated upon throughout the United States. But at a more general level, no. The Founding Fathers believed all should have the right to bear arms for security and for hunting but not to just carry around the street.
