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Dhalgren

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Thu Mar-03-05 03:23 PM
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76. It is not "slavery", it is not "involuntary servitude",

it is what the citizens of a democracy or republic must do if they wish their self-government to continue. We simply disagree, here. You think that it is safe and healthy for a democracy to hire mercenaries to protect it and I don't. I think that if citizens of a democracy want to insure its continuation, they must be willing to stand the guard. I think that the problems with this government's military adventurism stems, in part, directly from the fact that we do not have a "citizen army".

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