er to endanger the public liberty." -- John Adams, (1772) "Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." -- John Adams "Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." -- John Adams "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined" -- Patrick Henry "Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA - ordinary citizens don't need guns, as their having guns doesn't serve the State." -- Heinrich Himmler "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subjected peoples to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as to say that the underdog is a sine qua non ["something essential" lit. "without which not"] for the overthrow of any sovereignty. So let's not have any native militia or police." --Adolph Hitler, Edict of March 18, 1938 "All military type firearms are to be handed in immediately ...The SS, SA and Stahlhelm give every respectable German man the opportunity of campaigning with them. Therefore anyone who does not belong to one of the above named organizations and who unjustifiably nevertheless keeps his weapon ... must be regarded as an enemy of the national government." -- SA Oberfuhrer of Bad Tolz, March, 1933. "There are going to be situations where people are going to go without assistance. That's just the facts of life." --LA Chief of Police, Gates. "The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. --George Washington "It is in vain, Sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! -- but there is no ...
