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• All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get… — Adam Carolla
• A standing army is a standing menace to liberty. — Voltairine de Cleyre
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• Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. — Noah Webster
• Those who have the command of the arms in a country are masters of the state, and have it in their power… — Aristotle
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• ...that standing army can never be formidable (threatening) to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens,… — Alexander Hamilton
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