[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral [force]; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.
Joel BarlowIn raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them how to perform their parts.
Joel BarlowThere are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.
Joel BarlowHe who thinks to save anything by his religion, besides his soul, will be a loser in the end.
Joel Barlow