Political Quotes

“I know the real history of the construction of the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment actually was written to make sure that this country could muster a militia, given the fact that our Founding Fathers were very specific about their desire for there not to be a standing army. Now, of course, a lot has changed since the founding of this country. We now have the biggest standing Army in the world. But you have spoken a lot about the conversation our Founders had, having watched the experience, having lived the experience of British monarchial rule, and they did not want a standing army, specifically because they had seen how that army had been used against them and had been used throughout Europe to try to destroy the ability of people to dissent; that it was used sometimes in foreign action to defend the country and the Nation, or to conquer, but it was often used domestically to try to control speech and control political opposition.”