“We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.”

“To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them..." -George Mason”

“To disarm the people--that was the best and most effective way to enslave them.”

“The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.”

“There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.”

“If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play!”

“Reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are.”