December 10th, 2012 at 2:17PM
A standing army is like a standing member. It’s an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure. —

 - Elbridge Gerry, Constitutional Convention, 1787 - While debating whether or not the newly founded U.S.A. should have a standing army or a militia. 

It’s important to note that Elbridge Gerry is the governor who was responsible for redrawing districts for which the term ‘Gerrymandering’ was coined.  
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