“That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.” -George Orwell

“The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.” -Alexander Hamilton

“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms.” -Aristotle

“The biggest hypocrites on gun control are those who live in upscale developments with armed security guards — and who want to keep other people from having guns to defend themselves. But what about lower-income people living in high-crime, inner city neighborhoods? Should such people be kept unarmed and helpless, so that limousine liberals can ‘make a statement’ by adding to the thousands of gun laws already on the books?” -Thomas Sowell

This entry was posted on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 at 10:12 am and is filed under Gun Ownership.