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“In 1870, came the victory of the short-service troops of Prussia over the long-service troops of France, where conscription had but recently been reintroduced in a partial form and as a supplementa...”
“The history of ancient Greece showed that, in a democracy, emotion dominates reason to a greater extent than in any other political system, thus giving freer rein to the passions which sweep a stat...”
“The principle of compulsory service, embodied in the system of conscription, lias been the means by which modem dictators and military gangs have shackled their people after a coup d'tat, and bound...”
“Mechanized warfare still left room for human qualities to play an important part in the issue. Automatic warfare cancels them out, except in a passive form. Archidamus is at last being justified. C...”
