[Hook]

Just ran across this sermon given in Philadelphia in 1747 that you may find interesting, it unequivocally equates the failure to defend oneself with suicide:

"He that suffers his life to be taken from him by one that hath no authority for that purpose, when he might preserve it by defense, incurs the Guilt of self murder since God hath enjoined him to seek the continuance of his life, and Nature itself teaches every creature to defend itself."

The person giving the sermon must have been a Republican. :D :D


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[BrockthePaine]

The person giving the sermon must have been a Republican. :D :D
Or they might have been Whig! :D

I've always laughed at the name of that party...

[budroe]

Whatever his political affiliation, he knew what he was talking about!!

[7.62mmFMJ]

Sounds like common sense to me. If you don't protect it, what is it worth?

[guerrilla1138]

Hook - great quote, did you happen to get the name of the fella who said it?
I'm going to add it to my quote file either way, but some attribution would be great.

[Hook]

H'lo Morgan,
That quote was found in A NATION OF COWARDS by Jeffrey R. Snyder.

http://www.mcrgo.org/mcrgo/d_a_nation.asp



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