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Originally Posted by W.E.B. Du Bois
Lastly, I want to show how the Founders MAINTAINED AN ARMY even AFTER the Revolutionary War. That should show once and for all how the Founders felt about keeping a standing army.
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A repetition of the same Straw Man. The allowed for the possibility of a constant renewal of the standing army, but this was never intended as the primary means of defense.
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The vast majority of Founding Fathers, and a majority of the most influential Founding Fathers, supported the militia as the primary means of national defense. This majority allowed for the creation of a standing army for emergency situations, but did not intend for it to replace the militia as the primary means of defense. They believed the United States should remain neutral in foreign wars and should use the militia and army for defensive purposes only. They would not support current U.S. foreign policy.