1. A Well-Regulated Militia
To rally up this idea they took a couple notes from Algernon Sidney; Sidney stated that, "In a popular or mixed government the body of the people is the publick defense, and every man is arm'd and disciplin'd.... At that time rebellions were sparked by the idea the by chance the new state governments were a potential threat to their liberty. ... These regulators would spark protests at a moment's notice and the United States government at times be delayed on attending to the riot, leaving farmers vulnerable to assault. ...
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