Bearing Arms

Famous quotes containing the words bearing and/or arms:

    “I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burthens.”
    —Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    “Death,
    you lie in my arms like a cherub,
    as heavy as bread dough.
    Your milky wings are as still as plastic.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)