George Washington NEVER said or wrote any of the following quotes cited by gun nuts, Republicans and even judges:
1. When government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern.”
The quote seems to originate from an online publication: The American Wisdom Series presents Pamphlet #230, "President George Washington's Thoughts on Firearms." The author provides no citation for the quotations used.
The library has yet to find an explanation for this misquote or a similar quote of Washington's that was confused for this statement.
2. “When a nation mistrusts its citizens with guns it is it sending a clear message. It no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has evil plans.”
The library has yet to find an explanation for this misquote or a similar quote of Washington's that was confused for this statement.
3. “Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty, teeth and keystone under independence.”
This quotation does not show up in any of Washington's writings, nor does any closely related quote.
4. “A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.”
This quote is partially accurate as the beginning section is taken from Washington's First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union. However, the quote is then manipulated into a differing context and the remaining text is inaccurate. Here is the actual text from Washington's speech:
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free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."
Source:
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/...us-quotations/
Not my research on the topic but a great example of how those who cite and support originalism . Quote things that were never said and make their own interpretations to someone written words