George Mason Quotes About Gun Control
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When the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British parliament was advised by an artful man [Sir William Keith], who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people. That it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them. But that they should not do it openly; but to weaken them and let them sink gradually, by totally disusing and neglecting the militia.
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I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.
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I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials.
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To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.
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