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Joel Barlow Quotes

The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government (which they cannot have while it is in their own hands)

The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long as they have nothing to revenge in the government (which they cannot have while it is in their own hands) there are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.

Joel Barlow
Revenge, Gun, Government
Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.24

In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it is a necessary part of your business, to teach them how to perform their parts.

Joel Barlow
Education, People, Theatre
Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.192

He who thinks to save anything by his religion, besides his soul, will be a loser in the end.

Joel Barlow
Thinking, Soul, Religion

I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel, my morning incense, and my evening meal, the sweets of hasty pudding.

Joel Barlow
Sweet, Morning, Meals
1796 'The Hasty-Pudding', canto1

The fine arts, both in those who cultivate and those only who admire them, open and expand the mind to great ideas. They inspire liberal feelings, create a harmony of temper, favorable to a sense of justice and a habit of moderation in our social intercourse.

Joel Barlow
Education, Art, Ideas

How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?

Joel Barlow
Left Behind, Mankind, Behinds
Joel Barlow, “ADVICe To A Raven In Russia (1812)”

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

Joel Barlow
Gun, Use, Arms
Joel Barlow (1796). “The Political Writings of Joel Barlow ... A New Edition Corrected”, p.24

[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral [force]; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.

Joel Barlow
Gun, Men, Hands

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