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The Monitor on Liberty and National Defense
The piece urges vigilance against mercenary regiments and foreign influence. It extols local militia strength as defense of rights and warns that a disarmed people under mercenary rule would become cowed and lose liberty to a foreign invader. It cites France and Spain as cautionary examples and laments Parliament’s past reliance on mercenaries.
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Charles VI
France
Philip II
Spain
Great Britain
Charles II