This [a state militia
This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist. Alexander Hamilton
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This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist. Alexander Hamilton
…that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens, little if at all inferior to them in the use of arms. Alexander Hamilton
If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government. Alexander Hamilton