#standing-armies

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Quote by Pennsylvania Constitution (1776)
Second Amendment quote
""XIII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of themselves and the state; and as standing armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power.""

— Pennsylvania Constitution (1776)

Constitution of Pennsylvania - September 28, 1776

Quote by Pennsylvania Constitution (1776) on quote

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Quote by James Madison
Second Amendment quote
""ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT AN ARMED AND TRAINED MILITIA IS THE FIRMEST BULWARK OF REPUBLICS – THAT WITHOUT STANDING ARMIES THEIR LIBERTY CAN NEVER BE IN DANGER, NOR WITH LARGE ONES SAFE.""

— James Madison

James Madison - Constitutional writings

Quote by James Madison on militia as bulwark

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