#militia

The time frame is very small to disarm the militia, to bring about a security situation in which the governing council, the 24 Iraqis or however many others they appoint, can govern the country. ↗

— Richard Lugar

#appoint #bring #council #country #disarm

Hizbullah is not a militia. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

What, Sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins. ↗

— Elbridge Gerry

#army #attempt #bane #destroy #establishment

I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia. ↗

— Connie Willis

#amendment #ban #colorado #did #i