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No Kingdom can be secured otherwise than by arming the people. The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.

James Burgh

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James Burgh
Age: 61 †
Born: 1714
Born: January 1
Died: 1775
Died: January 1
Politician
Author of Britain's remembrancer
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