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Thread #155297 Message #3670003
Posted By: pdq
17-Oct-14 - 02:54 PM
Thread Name: BS: Anyone defend US gun law?
Subject: RE: BS: Anyone defend US gun law?
Thomas Jefferson's quotes on gun ownership:
Jefferson QUOTE-1
"In a nation governed by the people themselves, the possession of arms to defend their nation against usurpers within and without was deemed absolutely necessary."
Jefferson QUOTE-2
"This right is protected by the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution."
Jefferson on Politics & Government: Civil Rights
Jefferson QUOTE-3
A gun was an everyday implement in early American society, and Jefferson recommended its use.
Jefferson on Politics & Government: Civil Rights
Jefferson QUOTE-4
"I advise the gun"
--Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1785. ME 5:85, Papers 8:407
Jefferson QUOTE-5
"I advise the gun. . . . it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind."
--Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1785. ME 5:85, Papers 8:407
Jefferson QUOTE-6
" . . . all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right . . . to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
Jefferson QUOTE-7
" . . . all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their . . . duty to be at all times armed."
--Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
Jefferson QUOTE-8
"One loves [includes himself] to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them."
--Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, 1796. ME 9:341
Jefferson QUOTE-9
"Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks."
--Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1785. ME 5:85, Papers 8:407
Jefferson QUOTE-10
"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 to John Cartwright, 1824. ME 16:45
Jefferson QUOTE-11
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks."
--Thomas Jefferson to Peter Carr, 1785. ME 5:85, Papers 8:407