A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves … and include all men capable of bearing arms.
Tag: Richard Henry Lee
(1732–1794) was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies’ independence from Great Britain.
Preserving liberty through arms
To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.