The Second Amendment: A Living History
Submitted by sailor310 on December 21, 2008
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The Second Amendment: A Living History
The air was warm, the woolens and coats of all in the room hugged the body close. Sweat dripped from the chin, the nose; everyone in the room took a moment of silence after much course discussion. The Honorable Tench Coxe, silent during much of the debate, rose heavily from his chair. Outside the finch’s song rang out sweetly. Coxe, (1789), adjusted his glasses and said famously,
Whereas civil rulers, not having their duty to the people duly before them, may attempt to tyrannize, and as military forces, which must be occasionally raised to defend our country, might pervert their power to the injury of their fellow citizens, the people are confirmed by the article in their...
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