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"No kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to have arms to defend himself and what he possesses else he lives precariously, and at discretion." »James Burgh
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"Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence Where is the difference between having our arms in our own possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress If our defence be therealobject of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands" »Patrick Henry
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"The snakes are always against the prohibition of the poisons; and the arms traders, of the arms!" »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so." »Adolf Hitler
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"The 2nd amendment was never intended to allow private citizens to 'keep and bear arms.' If it had, there would have been wording such as 'the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.'" »Ken Konecki
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"Certainly one of the chief guarantees of freedom under any government, no matter how popular and respected, is the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms. This is not to say that firearms should not be carefully used and that definite safety rules of precaution should not be taught and enforced. But the right of the citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government and one more safeguard against a tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible." »Hubert Humphrey
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"By force of arms." »Cicero
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"I have 20" arms and a 30" waist" »John Quinlan (wrestler)
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"An American is a man with two arms and four wheels." »A Chinese Child
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"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." »Thomas Jefferson
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"By force of arms.
(Vi Et Armis)" »Cicero
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"Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments." »Frederick the Great
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"When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me." »Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
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"You can only flap your arms so much before gravity catches up to you." »J & A Foundation
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"Law stands mute in the midst of arms." »Cicero
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"Arguments are like fire-arms which a man may keep at home but should not carry about with him." »Samuel Butler
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"Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than dreams." »Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare." »Woodrow Wilson
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"I just wish we knew a little less about his urethra and a little more about his arms sales to Iran." »Andrew A. Rooney
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"We don't move with our legs and arms, but with courage and will power." »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce." »Sir Winston Churchill
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"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." »Aristotle
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"I just wrap my arms around the whole backfield and peel 'em one by one until I get to the ball carrier. Him I keep." »Big Daddy Lipscomb
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"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense" »Patrick Henry
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"Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men, or they are no better than dreams." »Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men." »Marcus Valerius Martialis
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"When I held you in my arms at your baptism, I wanted it to be a fresh start, for you to be more complete than we had ever been ourselves, but I wonder if we expected too much." »Richard Olton
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"First it is necessary to stand on your own two feet. But the minute a man finds himself in that position, the next thing he should do is reach out his arms." »Kristin Hunter
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"Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men." »Marcus Valerius Martialis
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"Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat." »Eric Hoffer
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