George Mason said the militia consisted of the whole people. Today, that definition has been twisted, ignored, or totally forgotten. Talk about militia and most people will look at you like some kind of fringe nutjob. But the founders saw the militia as a highly armed and trained general population that was essential to the security and liberty of a free republic. In this episode, we dig into what that really meant, the Anti-Federalist warnings about congressional power over the militia, and how they absolutely called it.
Path to Liberty: August 15, 2025
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Henry Knox – Letter to George Washington (18 Jan 1790)
Joseph Warren – Massacre Day Oration (6 Mar 1775)
A Democratic Federalist (17 Oct 1787)
James Madison – Philadelphia Convention (23 Aug 1787)
The Constitution – Article II, Section 2
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