Free men do not ask permission to bear arms

Dependence leads to subservience.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.

Democracy is 51% of the people taking away the rights of the other 49%.

A well-informed citizenry is the best defence against tyranny.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.

A true patriot will defend his country from its government.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety.

Laurels grow in the Bay of Biscay, I hope a bed of them may be found in the Mediterranean.

Whoever gains the palm by merit, let him hold it.

It is my turn now, and if I come back, it is yours.

A ship's a fool to fight a fort.

I am a Norfolk man and glory in being so.