On the record
They took arms not to destroy, but to save liberty; not to overthrow, but to establish the supremacy of the law.
Source
gutenberg.orgThey took arms not to destroy, but to save liberty; not to overthrow, but to establish the supremacy of the law.
This quote emphasizes the idea that the use of arms was intended to protect liberty rather than to destroy it.
Share
More from Teddy Roosevelt
I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.
One of the chief principles for which I have stood, and for which I now stand, and which I have always endeavored and always shall endeavor to reduce to action, is the genuine rule of the people.