Thomas Jefferson distrusted large professional armies because they
a. were further from the people than the part-time militia.
b. always developed a destructive rivalry with the navy.
c. could be used to establish a dictatorship.
d. created an elite and arrogant officer corps.
e. might establish a military-industrial complex.
c
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