Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog - it's EASY!
Home - Quote Topics - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Author Nationalities

Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Google Web brainyquote.com   
Elbridge Gerry Quotes

Type:
Politician Quotes
Category:
American Politician Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 17, 1744
Date of Death:
November 23, 1814
Nationality:
American
Find on Amazon:
Elbridge Gerry

Related Authors:
Benjamin Franklin
Adlai E. Stevenson
Donald Rumsfeld
Jon Porter
Tim Bishop
Bill Frist
John C. White
Al From

 
What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins.
Elbridge Gerry


Quotes    RSS Feeds        Copyright 2008 BrainyMedia.com