Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try and take it."
"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." — George Washington "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." — Thomas Jefferson "As a result of the war, corporations have become enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow. The money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its rule by preying upon the prejudice of the people, until all wealth is concentrated in a few hands, and the republic destroyed. " — Abraham Lincoln [...] The Jefferson quote about the Second Amendment has been trotted out frequently in recent months in the gun control debate. Like many spurious quotes in circulation it sounds legitimate, and in this case it pretty accurately reflects Jefferson’s thinking. But as Monticello.org, the website of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, points out it’s not found anywhere in Jefferson’s voluminous papers. In fact, it didn’t surface until 1989.