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Declaration of Independence (view source)
Revision as of 01:46, November 16, 2017
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He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
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After the treaty of peace with France, in 1763, Great Britain left quite a large number of troops in America, and required the colonists to contribute to their support. There was no use for this standing army, except to repress the growing spirit of [[Republicanism]] among the colonists, and to enforce compliance with taxation laws. The presence of troops was always a cause of complaint; and when, finally, the colonists boldly opposed the unjust measures of the British government, armies were sent hither to awe the people into submission. It was one of those "standing armies" kept here "without the consent of the Legislature," against which the patriots at Lexington, and Concord, and Bunker Hill so manfully battled in 1775.
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