"A standing army in the hands of a government placed so independent of the people, may be made a fatal instrument to overturn the public liberties; it may be employed to enforce the collection of the most oppressive taxes; and to carry into execution the most arbitrary measures. An ambitious man who may have the army at his devotion, may step up into the throne, and seize upon absolute power."
Yup. Over the years i've come to realize that many of the arguments of the Anti-Federalists did indeed come to pass, while many of the assurances of the Federalists were shown to be so much fluff.
>>DiogenesLamp wrote: “Over the years i’ve come to realize that many of the arguments of the Anti-Federalists did indeed come to pass, while many of the assurances of the Federalists were shown to be so much fluff.”
The “Federalist” label was hijacked by the the central-government-loving Hamilton, much like the modern “Blue State” label has been hijacked by the Commie-Red Party. The true Federalists were those labeled as Anti-Federalists.
Mr. Kalamata