"False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages
for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from
men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no
remedy for evils, except destruction. The laws that forbid the carrying
of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm those only who are
neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Can it be supposed
that those who have the courage to violate the most sacred laws of
humanity, the most important of the code, will respect the less
important and arbitrary ones, which can be violated with ease and
impunity, and which, if strictly obeyed, would put an end to personal
liberty—so dear to men, so dear to the enlightened legislator—and
subject innocent persons to all the vexations that the guilty alone
ought to suffer? Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and
better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to
prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater
confidence than an armed man."
~ Cesare Beccaria, Italian political philosopher, 1738 to 1794
Isn't it amazing how little the anti-gun arguments have changed in 200+ years?
6 comments:
Our government will no more relieve me of my gun than it will relieve my German Shepherd of her teeth!
And for the same reason. Well said.
Very good post. Thank you for sharing it, Reverend.
Blessings.
Yes! They'll keep beating that same drum, though.
It's all they have...
gfa
Linda - you're welcome.
Guffaw - that's true, because if they had anything else, they'd use that, too.
Rev Paul,
Well Stated!
Post a Comment