There is this real fear that large standing armies could ultimately compromise the rights of freeborn Englishmen.

他们所真正担心的是大量常备军,可能最终会危及到"生而自由"的英国人的权利

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And, so, the idea of the freeborn Englishperson, Englishman is what they would have said in those days, meant that rights of parliament had to be respected.

当时他们自称为"生而自由的英格兰人",这一称呼就意味着,国王必须尊重议会权力

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