Historic Quotes

[Hazcat]

"From whence shall we expect the approach of danger? Shall some trans-Atlantic military giant step the earth and crush us at a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe and Asia...could not by force take a drink from the Ohio River or make a track on the Blue Ridge in the trial of a thousand years. No, if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of free men we will live forever or die by suicide."

— Abraham Lincoln 1837

[twyacht]

"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."
General MacArthur

"You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence."
Charles Austin Beard, American Historian, 1874-1948

"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government."
George Washington

[bryand71]

"A democracy [is] the only pure republic, but impracticable beyond the limits of a town" - Thomas Jefferson, 1816

"Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many. Both, therefore, ought to have the power, that each may defend itself against the other" - Alexander Hamilton, 1787

"A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves, and render regular troops in a great measure unnecessary." - Richard Henry Lee, 1788

"The constitutions of most of our states, assert that all power is inherent in the people; that...it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." - Thomas Jefferson,1824

"The President is bound to stop at the limits  prescribed by our Constitution and law to the authorities in his hands, [and this] would apply in an occasion of peace as well as war." - Thomas Jefferson, 1806

[MikeBjerum]

Copied and pasted right out of an e-mail I received from another member on here -

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, The Japanese high command urged the emperor to invade the United States continent. Their most respected military commander, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, had this to say: "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass". Clearly the US military industrial complex was not deemed as great a threat to a successful invasion of the mainland as the American people themselves and their second amendment right.

[Badgersmilk]

"Can't we all just get along?"



Clearly...  No.

[Sponsor]

[Badgersmilk]

An armed man is a Citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.

A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

Gun Control is not about guns; it’s about control. - Favorite

If guns cause crime, then cameras cause pornography.

Free Men should not have to ask permission to bear arms.

If you don’t know your Rights you don’t have any.

Those who trade Liberty for security have neither.

The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.

What part of “shall not be infringed” do you not understand?

The Second Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.

Guns only have two enemies: rust and Liberals.

Know guns, know peace and safety. No guns, no peace nor safety.

If you want peace, prepare for war.

Peace through superior firepower.

Call 911: Government sponsored Dial-a-Prayer.

Assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.

Criminals love gun control – it makes their jobs easier and safer.

Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them.

You only have the Rights you are willing to fight for.

The American Revolution wasn’t about tea and taxes – it was about taking guns!

Gun control is hitting what you aim at.

The pen is mightier than the sword – unless you are in a swordfight!

Those who live by the sword have a fighting chance.

Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don’t.

Blaming a gun for crime is like blaming a fork for Rosie O’Donnell for being FAT!

My Gun? I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Firearm safety – It’s a matter for education, not legislation.

The day they want my guns they’ll have to bring theirs.

An armed society is a polite society.

Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

How can you praise freedom, and condemn that which gains and preserves it?

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Shooting. The only sport endorsed by the Founding Fathers.

My wife and my gun: ’til death do us part.

When they come for your guns, give them the ammo first!

If you are free to be a liberal – thank a man with a gun!

Ted Kennedy’s car has killed more people than my gun!

Guns are smart enough. We need smarter politicians.

Bolt actions speak louder than words.

Gun control… it’s not a new idea… Just a bad one!

[bryand71]

Amen! 

[1911 Junkie]

Historic quotes or bumper sticker thread?    

[Hazcat]

BM missed the idea of quotes attributable to an actual person as opposed to 'sayings'.

And the Rodney King thing is just stupid.

[bryand71]

Something to get this thread back on track.

Patrick Henry, at the Virgina Ratifying Convention in 1788, warned against a standing army: "There is no control on Congress in raising or stationing them....This unlimited authority is a most dangerous power: its principles are despotic. If it be unbounded, it must lead to despotism....We are told we are afraid to trust ourselves.... Who has enslaved France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and any other countries which groan under tyranny? They have been enslaved by the hands of their own people. If it will be so in America, it will be only as it has been every where else."