Quote#Politics & Power
The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the…
Quote byTench Coxe · 1755–1824
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788..
English (original)
The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments but where, I trust in God, it will always remain, in the hands of the people.
— Tench Coxe
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