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Why Did Colonial Americans Oppose Standing Armies in Their Cities?
with Andrew Sola and Prof. Donald F. Johnson (North Dakota State U.)
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
In today's episode, we explore Grievance #11 in the Declaration of Independence, which condemns the deployment of British regular troops in American towns and cities during peacetime.
Topics include:
-the long British tradition disapproving of standing armies on British soil
-the long British tradition of allowing for political protest and dissent without fear of punishment by a standing army
-the cooperation between the…
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