Thoughts on Standing Armies
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Thoughts on Standing Armies is a political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. criticizing the dangers of permanent military forces to civil liberty in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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| Thoughts on Standing Armies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoughts on Standing Armies Context triple: [Josiah Quincy Jr., notableWork, Thoughts on Standing Armies]
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A.
Renunciation of War
Renunciation of War is a foundational principle in Japan’s postwar constitution that commits the nation to pacifism by rejecting war and the maintenance of traditional military forces.
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B.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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C.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thoughts on Standing Armies Target entity description: Thoughts on Standing Armies is a political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. criticizing the dangers of permanent military forces to civil liberty in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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A.
Renunciation of War
Renunciation of War is a foundational principle in Japan’s postwar constitution that commits the nation to pacifism by rejecting war and the maintenance of traditional military forces.
-
B.
The Limits of Power
The Limits of Power is a political analysis book by historian Andrew Bacevich that critiques U.S. militarism, foreign policy overreach, and the constraints on American global dominance.
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C.
Considerations on Representative Government
Considerations on Representative Government is a political philosophy treatise by John Stuart Mill that analyzes and defends representative democracy as the most effective and just form of government.
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D.
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America is a three-volume political treatise by John Adams that analyzes historical republics to justify and defend the proposed American system of separated powers and mixed government.
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E.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet
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political pamphlet ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
civilian supremacy over the military
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protection of civil liberties ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary movement
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| associatedWithPerson | Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| author | Josiah Quincy Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | American colonies ⓘ |
| criticizes |
abuses of military power
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permanent military forces ⓘ standing armies in peacetime ⓘ threats to civil liberty ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
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revolutionary literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-standing-army
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pro-republican liberty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
colonial resistance to Britain
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republicanism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional thought
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Enlightenment political theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
American colonists
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opponents of British military occupation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British imperial policy
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civil liberty ⓘ military power ⓘ standing armies ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | patriot ⓘ |
| purpose |
to mobilize colonial resistance
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to warn about dangers of standing armies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American revolutionary pamphlets
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criticism of British troops in the colonies ⓘ debates on civil-military relations ⓘ |
| workType | political pamphlet ⓘ |
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Subject: Thoughts on Standing Armies Description of subject: Thoughts on Standing Armies is a political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. criticizing the dangers of permanent military forces to civil liberty in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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