"If it be asked,
What is the most sacred duty and
the greatest source of our security in a Republic?
The answer would be,
An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws."
-- Alexander Hamilton
(1757-1804)
Source: Essay in the American Daily Advertiser, August 28, 1794
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"The best we can hope for
concerning the people at large
is that they be properly armed."
-- Alexander Hamilton
(1757-1804)
Source: The Federalist Papers at 184-188
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