Uncertain as we must ever be of the particular point in our circumference where an enemy may choose to invade us, the only force which can be ready at every point and competent to oppose them is the body of the neighboring citizens as formed into a militia.
He advocates for a militia composed of local citizens as the most effective defense against invasion.
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