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Proclaim Liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof.
Leviticus 25:10 - Inscription on the Liberty Bell
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Bill of Rights - 3rd Ammendment

No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Notes

When King George tried to enforce his unlawful acts he forced homeowners to house his soldiers so they could be used against the townspeople more readily.

In Europe, quartering troops was worse than a plague. Soldiers that took over the homes were notorious for raping the women, destroying the homes, abusing and pillaging the owners.

One of the reasons for the Declaration of Independence was that King George had: "quartered large bodies of armed troops among us."

The evil that was produced by disarming the people in the time of King James the Second, was, that the King, by means of a standing army, quartered among the people, was able to overawe them, and compel them to submit to the most arbitrary, cruel and illegal measures.

Quotations

IS YOUR FREEDOM IN DANGER?

(The Destruction of the Bill of Rights)
By Jarret Wollstein
Excerpt from the above pamphlet

The government doesn't quarter troops in our homes, but it does destroy our privacy by wiretapping our telephones, seizing business records and keeping extensive files on most citizens.

The State of the Patriot Movement

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