Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Tench Coxe Quote “The militia, who are in fact the effective part of the people at large, will render many troops quite unnecessary. They will form a powerful check upon the regular troops, and will generally be sufficient to over-awe them” ~ Tench Coxe (1755-1824) American political economistAn American Citizen IV, October 21, 1787 Militia , America Ratings and Comments Reply Allen, DC 7/20/11 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 7/20/11 Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 7/20/11 Reply Mike, Norwalk 7/20/11 history proven once again 1Reply dick, fort worth 7/20/11 whose mililtia? where the militia? the public is going to overawe our hundreds of thousand servicemen and women??? what century are you living in? 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 7/20/11 The people at large are the militia, dick. Yes, even you are expected to answer the call to arms when our liberties are being attacked. 1 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 7/20/11 Hey Dick....the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, W. Virginia and Pennsylvania alone issued 2.7 million deer tags last fall. That's just a "couple" of scoped rifles kicking around, don't ya think? And what makes you think our friends and neighbors in the military would be a threat to us anyway? It's DC that better be concerned... Reply Ronw13, ID 10/12/23 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Tench Coxe quote is found in these categories: Militia quotes America quotes About Tench Coxe Bio of Tench Coxe Quotations by Tench Coxe Books by/about Tench Coxe Tench Coxe videos Tench Coxe on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Tench Coxe