Malcolm X
Civil Rights Activist, Minister
"Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks."
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Gun Control
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Joseph Stalin
Politician, Revolutionary
"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves."
Barack Obama
Politician
"We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to stop one act of evil, one act of violence."
Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"Well, I think there has to be some (gun) control."
Niccolo Machiavelli
Political Philosopher, Historian
"For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against."
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"If it were up to me we'd ban them all."
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"The technology will break gun control. I stand for freedom."
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"Why do we even make guns? I'm not against gun control. I'm against guns, period. I'm against anything at all that is used as an instrument of death. Why would we manufacture such a thing? Why would we have a business that does it? Why don't we figure out a way to disarm ourselves totally?"
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