Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Jefferson quote on the Second Amendment


Quotation: "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."
Variations:
  1. "The people will not understand the importance of the Second Amendment until it is too late."
Attributed to Thomas Jefferson from a reputable source.  Source
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  1. 44April 23, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    According to the University of Missouri - Kansas City's website,

    "Some members of Congress argued that a listing of rights of the people was a silly exercise, in that all the listed rights inherently belonged to citizens, and nothing in the Constitution gave the Congress the power to take them away. It was even suggested that the Bill of Rights might reduce liberty by giving force to the argument that all rights not specifically listed could be infringed upon."

    http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/billofrightsintro.html

    An interesting tidbit showing the mindset of our country's founders. Thank goodness those legislators in favor of adding a Bill of Rights prevailed.

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