• The most effective way to find ourselves enslaved will not be done openly. If weakened we will sink gradually. I ask, who are the militia? They consist of the whole people, .... except a few public officers.

    Thomas Jefferson: The most effective way to find ourselves enslaved will not be done openly.  If weakened we will sink gradually. I ask, who are the militia?  They consist of the whole people, .... except a few public officers.