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A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.
-Niccolo Machiavelli
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A Government Which Does Not Trust Its

Niccolo Machiavelli
A government which does not trust its citizens to be armed is not itself to be trusted.
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An armed republic submits less easily to the rule of one of its citizens than a republic armed by foreign forces. rome and sparta were for many centuries well armed and free. the swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom. among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible. it is not reasonable to suppose that one who is armed will obey willingly one who is unarmed; or that any unarmed man will remain safe among armed servants.
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He chose a certain path in life, it proved to be a misguided one, but there, he chose it, he can say that at least. as for myself, i cannot even claim that. you see, i trusted. i trusted in his lorship's wisdom. all those years i served him, i trusted i was doing something worthwhile. i can't even say i made my own mistakes. really - one has to ask oneself - what dignity is there in that?
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There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. it is simply unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed.
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