"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." ~~Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." ~~Thomas Jefferson
"Americans have the right and the advantage of being armed, unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." ~~James Madison
"I ask you sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials." ~~George Mason
"To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." ~~George Mason
The constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~~Samuel Adams
They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~~Ben Branklin
"Necessity is the plea of every infringement of human freedom. It is the arguement of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves." ~~William Pitt
Now get that book done! $;-)