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Fishpart · 01-10-2013, 10:27 AM

The intent of the framers was to have an armed citizenry to prevent TYRANNY. If the emperor knows the people are unarmed, he is free to do whatever he wants. If you look at the dictators of the 20th century, they all began their climb to power by disarming the citizenry..

01-10-2013, 10:27 AM	#221
Fishpart Keep The Change iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Road to Serfdom Posts: 3,275	The intent of the framers was to have an armed citizenry to prevent TYRANNY. If the emperor knows the people are unarmed, he is free to do whatever he wants. If you look at the dictators of the 20th century, they all began their climb to power by disarming the citizenry.. Last edited by Fishpart; 01-10-2013 at 12:12 PM.. Reason: spelling
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