Army (standing)
,—an engine employed in monarches, by which nations are enslaved. Dalrymple observes that “slavery follows a standing army, as sure as the shadow follows the body.”
,—an engine employed in monarches, by which nations are enslaved. Dalrymple observes that “slavery follows a standing army, as sure as the shadow follows the body.”
Entry taken from Political Dictionary, edited by Charles Pigott from prison and printed in 1795.