Joel Barlow Quote
“[Individual disarmament] palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind; an habitual disuse of physical force totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.”
~ Joel Barlow
(1754-1812) American poet, diplomat, politicianAdvice To The Privileged Orders In The Several States Of Europe 16-17 (London 1792).
Disarmament
, Guns
, Protection
, Responsibility
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