We can do without butter but despite all our love of peace not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter but with guns. Probably the origin of the slogan: Guns or butter.
Whereas 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.
I am not one of those who believe that a great army is the means of maintaining peace because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.
Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
POLICE n. An armed force for protection and participation.
We can do without butter but despite all our love of peace not without arms. One cannot shoot with butter but with guns. Probably the origin of the slogan: Guns or butter.
Whereas 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.
I am not one of those who believe that a great army is the means of maintaining peace because if you build up a great profession those who form parts of it want to exercise their profession.