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"...but if circumstances should at any time oblige the government to form an army of any magnitude, that army can never be formidable to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens, little if at all inferior to them in discipline and use of arms, who stand ready to defend their rights..." — Alexander Hamilton speaking of standing armies in Federalist No. 29.
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord, SSG Gordon Holmes,
COL Mikel J. Burroughs, SGT Robert Pryor,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, MAJ Karl Swenson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, CW5 Jack Cardwell,
MSgt David Hoffman, SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene, CPL Dave Hoover
TSgt David L., SPC Randy Zimmerman,
SGT James Murphy, CPT Jack Durish,
PO3 Bob McCord, SSG Gordon Holmes,
COL Mikel J. Burroughs, SGT Robert Pryor,
SPC Gary Welch, SGT Mark Anderson,
CPL Douglas Chrysler, Maj Marty Hogan,
1SG Steven Imerman, MAJ Karl Swenson,
MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi, CW5 Jack Cardwell,
MSgt David Hoffman, SSG Michael Noll,
SPC Nancy Greene, CPL Dave Hoover
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The document also mentions official state government status and funding by federal government. This implies that National Guard is militia and it is not simply a body of private citizens: "If the power of affording it be placed under the direction of the union, there will be no danger of a supine and listless inattention to the dangers of a neighbour..."
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0186
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0186
Founders Online: The Federalist No. 29, [9 January 1788]
The Federalist No. 29, [9 January 1788]
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