"This [a state militia system] appears to me the only substitute that can be devised for a standing army, and the best possible security against it, if it should exist."

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A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.

— Noah Webster