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I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people,…
Quote byGeorge Mason · 1725–1792
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Addresses to the Virginia Ratifying Convention (1788), June 16.
English (original)
I ask who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day.
— George Mason
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