-- NOT George Washington... But a good quote nonetheless!
"Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority ... the Constitution was made to guard against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
-- Noah Webster
Historians agree that there seems to be no evidence for the "liberty teeth" quote. Check out guncite.com for a long list of misquotes regarding guns. I am a gun owner, and agree with guncite that we need to avoid dubious quotations because they discredit gun owners in general when they are disproven.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if that quote would discredit gun owners, but it discredits me for not having properly sourced it!
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