A strong militia is supposed to be “the capital security of a free republic NOT a standing army.” That’s how the first Secretary of war, Henry Knox put it in his plan for organizing the militia that he sent to Pres. Washington. And This is why Patrick Henry pointed out that “The great object is that every man be armed.” As George Mason explained, the militia is “the whole people, except a few public officers.” #constitution #10thAmendment #liberty #freedom #libertarian #founders #history #wethep

The Tenth Amendment is the foundation of the Constitution. That’s how Thomas Jefferson saw it. He said, “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: That "all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States or to the people."#constitution #constitutionday #founders #thomasjefferson #10thAmendment #tenthamendment #foundingfathers #constitutionalist #history #quote #quotes #qotd #nullify #nulli

Thomas Jefferson called the Tenth Amendment “the foundation of the Constitution.” It tells us how to read the entire document - the people are the source of all power - and the feds are only authorized to do the stuff the people of the states delegated to them. #constitution #10thAmendment #thomasjefferson #johnjay #founders #liberty #foundingfathers #decentralize #quote #quotes #qotd #history #libertarian #federalism #constitutionalist | Tenth Amendment Center