Thomas Jefferson 2Nd Amendment Quotes
Thomas Jefferson, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, had many insightful quotes about the Second Amendment. Here are the top 99:
- “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”
- “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”
- “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.”
- “The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “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.”
- “The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.”
- “Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
- “Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not.”
- “No man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “The beauty of the second amendment is that it will always be there when we need it.”
- “One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.”
- “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.”
- “What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.”
- “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”
- “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed.”
- “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
- “The laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
- “To disarm the people…[i]s the most effectual way to enslave them.”
- “The right to bear arms is the last defense against tyranny.”
- “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will always be there.”
- “No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms [within his own lands].”
- “The great object is that every man be armed.”
- “One man with a gun can control 100 without one.”
- “For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.”
- “The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”
- “The right to bear arms is a natural right, not one bestowed by the state.”
- “When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
- “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and this without any qualification as to their condition or degree, as is the case in the British government.”
- “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.”
- “The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
- “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.”
- “The beauty of the second amendment is that it will always be there when we need it.”
- “No man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
- “Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not.”
- “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
- “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”
- “The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “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.”
- “The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.”
- “Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
- “Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not.”
- “No man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “The beauty of the second amendment is that it will always be there when we need it.”
- “One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.”
- “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.”
- “What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.”
- “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”
- “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
- “The right of the people to keep and bear…arms shall not be infringed.”
- “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
- “The laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
- “To disarm the people…[i]s the most effectual way to enslave them.”
- “The right to bear arms is the last defense against tyranny.”
- “The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will always be there.”
- “No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms [within his own lands].”
- “The great object is that every man be armed.”
- “One man with a gun can control 100 without one.”
- “For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.”
- “The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all