As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience, and of the press, it will be worth defending. — Andrew Jackson

My Take – Our strength as a nation is not in our arms or our wealth.  It is in our ability to honor the freedoms we have that we find our strength and safety.  All rights are the important rights.  The freedom of speech is as important as the freedom of the press is as important as the freedom to bear arms.  When one of our freedoms is threatened, all of them are threatened.  The freedom to bear arms may indeed deter a tyrant from taking power, but if the freedom to speak out and petition the government is lost, then there will be no peaceful way to keep our weapons from an encroaching government.  So long as our nation respects our freedoms, it will be worth the sacrifice and heartache defending it costs.