Thomas Jefferson Quotes About Self Defense
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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 to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
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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.
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Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.
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For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
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All power is inherent in the people.
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