11-27-1862: “Man loves power, and holds it with the grip of death . . . and it is the nature of man to abuse the power he wields . . . Hence the carefully guarded provisions of the Constitution against its abuse. Hence . . . the right to bear arms….”

The Dollar Weekly Bulletin, “Man loves power, and holds it with the grip of death, whether right or wrong; and it is the nature of man to abuse the power he wields, illy or justly gotten. Hence the carefully guarded provisions of the Constitution against its abuse. Hence the writ of habeas corpus–the freedom of speech and of the press–the right to bear arms….”, Nov. 27, 1862