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PHI LOS 0 P H Y . - Classic Works of Apologetics Online

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490<br />

There is yet another distinction between standing<br />

arrnies and lllilitias, \v~Jich deserves a tnore att€ntiv~<br />

corlsideration than any that has been mcntionedl<br />

V"hen the state relics for its defence upon a militia..,<br />

it is l1ecessary that arms be put into· the hand~~ <strong>of</strong> the<br />

people at large. The militia itself mu·,t be numcft<br />

rous, in proportion to the want or inferiority <strong>of</strong> itt<br />

discipline, and the imbecilities or defects <strong>of</strong> its constitlJtion.<br />

l\rloreo\'er, as such a militia must be supplied<br />

by rotatiC)rl, allottnent, or sonle mode <strong>of</strong> succes~~<br />

sion \vhcreby they who have served a certain tiinc<br />

ar{~ replaced by fresh (iraughts frorrt the countr)T, ~i<br />

mllch greater nun1ber \\·ill be instructed in tIle \l~e <strong>of</strong><br />

arll!S" al1d ,viiI 11ave been occasiol1allv· el11bodied to,..<br />

~ J<br />

gether, thall are actualI~T enlplo}~ed, or than are sUFposed<br />

to be \Val1ted, at the same time, N O\V "h2~<br />

efi~ects upon the civil condition <strong>of</strong> the COll11try n1a)­<br />

be lookecl for froID this general ditl'u~-io~~ <strong>of</strong> tIle milic<br />

tary crlaract

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