Thomas Jefferson Strong Arms Quotations

All power is inherent in the people.

For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.

The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of press.

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.

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.