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The Militia: in history and today: the Founders envisioned the militia as a guardian of states" rights and the people's liberties. Today this vital role is fulfilled by State Guard units, also known as State Defense Force units.(HISTORY--PAST AND PERSPECTIVE)
The army--defender or destroyer of freedom? Throughout history power-hungry rulers have used armies to conquer and oppress other lands, and to impose tyranny on their own people. But armies have also been used to defend country and freedom--particularly when the government is restrained from abusing the power of the sword, and when the military itself is composed of citizen-soldiers who love liberty and have a strong attachment to the homeland they are entrusted to defend.
The Founding Fathers had mixed feelings about military forces. At least 19 (probably more) of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention had served in the armed forces, several with the ...
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