"Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence. From the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurrences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable. The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good." -George Washington

This is the quote I always have seen around since I was a kid. I don't know where this other quote came from with the wagon and the plow came from. It sounds fake. the 99/100 percent is fake for sure. It might have been done on purpose by the gun control advocates so they can say Washington never wrote or said the quote. Add to so they can say it was fake, which is an old propagandists trick. Very clever if so.