Famous Samuel Adams Quote 

"And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press,  or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms; or to raise standing armies, unless necessary for the defense of the United States, or of some one or more of them; or to prevent the people from petitioning, in a peaceable and orderly manner, the federal legislature, for a redress of grievances; or to subject the people to unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, papers or possessions."

by:
Samuel Adams
(1722-1803), was known as the "Father of the American Revolution."
Source:
Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1788 (Pierce & Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)
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Samuel Adams ~ whose mind, heart & soul was pivotal in Massachusetts & the American Rebellion. An excellent summation of what government should be for all men
 -- dragonswizardz		 
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 -- Anonymous		 
Wisdom here folks. And a further benefit is that which Robert Heinlein brought to our attention, "An armed society is a polite society." Might add a bit more civility to our public discourse.
 -- Eric Engstrom, Wichita, KS		 
Amen on the quote! Infowars what a sick joke. I personally know for a fact the man lies! The site is a load of manure.
 -- helorat, Milton		 
WOW, what a difference a couple of centuries makes. I've commented on it before, but an attorney friend of mine was stopped (driving a Ryder truck, filled with his recently deceased mother's household items), arrested under authority of the patriot act, held without charge, and only because of what he knew and getting a phone call off to his attorney brother before they took him in was he able to get loose after a few days. HMMM, secure in our persons, papers, or possessions, not any more.
 -- Mike, Norwalk		 
Interesting ... the liberal-socialists have nothing to say.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI		 
This should have been posted in one of those 'Free Speech Zones' (fenced in areas far away from the Convention hall) to remind us all of the current state of affairs in America.
 -- E Archer, NYC		 
The problem is that Congress does not care what it is authorized to do by the Constitution. They are an oligarchy, not representatives of the people, and they will do as they please and twist the meaning of the Constitution to justify their actions to an ignorant public.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA		 
 -- Rei Jensen, Portland, OR 
good
 -- Anonymous		 
With the actions that are presently underway by the fed. with FEMA CAMPS is it not time to organize ourselves as a force and voice? We already know they are watching certain groups of people with intent to control, shall we do as germany did prior to WW2 and stay silent to the gov. controls that performed the holocost.
 -- peabody, norwalk		 
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