To take from the people the right of bearing arms and put their weapons of defense in the hands of a standing army would be scarcely more dangerous to their liberties than to permit the Government to accumulate immense amounts of treasure beyond the supplies necessary to its legitimate wants.
Jackson warns that disarming the populace and allowing government to hoard wealth poses a significant threat to liberty.
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