Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1 Massachusetts Constitution quotesMassachusetts Constitution QuotesMassachusetts Constitution The people have a right to keep and bear arms for the common defense. And as, in times of peace, armies are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be maintained without the consent of the Legislature; and the military power shall always be held in an exact subordination to the Civil authority, and be governed by it.~ Massachusetts Constitution Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print