"[W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential
that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike,
especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all
promiscuously must go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims
at a select militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle;
and when we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can
prevail, no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it."
--Federal
Farmer, Antifederalist Letter, No. 18, 1787
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