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Free men have arms; slaves do not.

There is no way to have a strong arm if you don't throw enough.

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

I don't need arms, and neither does anyone else... At the very least, a ban would prevent fights from turning deadly.

There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.

If these hands, used to fighting, would be acceptable to His Holiness, we most thankfully dedicate them to the service of him who deserves so well of the Church and of the fatherland.

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.