'Elbridge Gerry arguing against a large standing army, compared it, mischievously, to a standing penis: "An excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a d

'Elbridge Gerry arguing against a large standing army, compared it, mischievously, to a standing penis: "An excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure."' - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_army#United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_army#United_States Gerry was pretty well spot on, it seems... The argument against an oversized standing army goes back to the founders in the US.