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To: HYPOCRACY

Get rid of the standing army. Standing armies are not the friend of liberty.


33 posted on 11/13/2024 5:36:54 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

George Washington agrees...

In his 1783 “Sentiments on a Peace Establishment,” Washington acknowledged that a large standing army in peacetime can be dangerous to a country’s liberties. However, he also believed that a small, well-organized force under certain circumstances could be necessary and safe.


40 posted on 11/13/2024 5:53:20 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Democracy is dead. Long live the Republic!)
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To: central_va

“Standing armies are not the friend of liberty”

Back in colonial days, the British Army’s main focus was enforcing the will of the British government.

The “standing army” the founders warned us of was not today’s military.

They warned against our armed federal “law enforcement”.


57 posted on 11/13/2024 8:43:15 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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