""It will be on all hands admitted, that the freedom of a state must be ultimately protected by a military force of some description or other; and that its efficacy will ever depend upon order and discipline—Without these, to use the phrase of an able statesman, the largest body of armed men will ever be a contemptible mob, easily dispersed. They never will be able to sustain a serious charge from half their number of troops of a contrary description. It follows then, that our citizens must submit to such discipline as will constitute them a well regulated military force, or commit the protection of their lives, liberty and property, into the hands of standing troops; which, by the experience of all ages, has been found to be a dangerous measure.""