"that every man is a sovereign citizen having the right to bear arms...."

   Excerpted from the article;

"The Most Efficient Army For Our Nation "The Existence of a Free Government Depends Upon the Principles and Character of Its National Defenders" By Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles"

 The Plan of the People

In the United States our people have acted of a higher and better principle, that every man is a sovereign citizen having the right to bear arms and that only a small percentage of the physical force is required in practical military service. Our principle has been to maintain only a small standing army, and to rely on the militia of the several states as a grand reserve that could be utilized, and within a short time efficiently organized for use in time of war. Yet all men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five could be made available in case of a serious war, such as the invasion of the country.

[New-York Tribune, New-York, Sunday, February 17, 1907. Vol. LXVI....No. 22,008. Pg. 27]