John L. DeWitt quotes

John L. DeWitt quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“It is asserted by most respectable writers upon our government, that a well-regulated militia, composed of the yeomanry of the country, have ever been considered the bulwark of a free people. Tyrants have never placed any confidence on a militia composed of freemen.”
-- John L. DeWitt

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“A Jap's a Jap. There is no way to determine their loyalty... This coast is too vulnerable. No Jap should come back to this coast except on a permit from my office.”
-- John L. DeWitt

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