Standing Armies Quotes

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And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a moneyed aristocracy that has set… — Thomas Jefferson
The militia is the natural defense of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It is… — Joseph Story
...to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and… — James Madison
That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of the people, trained… — George Mason
Standing armies shall in time be totally abolished. — Immanuel Kant
An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with… — James Madison
Standing armies can never consist of resolute robust men; they may be well-disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
What would the world be like if you had to develop a power yourself before you could use it? Just as a silly example: How… — John C. Wright
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. — Thomas Jefferson
I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under… — Thomas Jefferson
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the… — David Hume
By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against monopolies, trial by… — Thomas Jefferson
I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. — Thomas Jefferson
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies — Thomas Jefferson

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