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Within days, President Abraham Lincoln called on states loyal to the Union to send troops to bolster a standing army of only 16,000 and put down the South's growing rebellion.
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
How a country founded in fear of a standing army came to think of its military as a bulwark of American democracy is the subject of my work.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
There was no standing army, so Congress had to raise and fund one.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
The colonists were subject to arbitrary taxation, warrantless searches, standing armies in their homes, and other evils at the hands of the crown.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
How a country founded in fear of a standing army came to think of its military as a bulwark of American democracy is the subject of my work.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
There was no standing army, so Congress had to raise and fund one.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
The colonists were subject to arbitrary taxation, warrantless searches, standing armies in their homes, and other evils at the hands of the crown.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for standing army
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20army. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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