Famous quotes containing the words weapon and/or possession:
“The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.”
—Georg Büchner (1813–1837)
“Let it be signified to me through any channel ... that the possession of the Floridas would be desirable to the United States, and in sixty days it will be accomplished.
...penned in the language of truth, and divested of those expressions of servility which would persuade his majesty that we are asking favors and not rights.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)