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... conscription . . . in a manner presumed to be the least disgusting . . . . The people readily discern that the next step will be for a conscription , for any purpose , and by any individual designated by the General Government . ' 27 ...
... conscription . . . in a manner presumed to be the least disgusting . . . . The people readily discern that the next step will be for a conscription , for any purpose , and by any individual designated by the General Government . ' 27 ...
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... conscription and modern war had become inseparable . Defended by its proponents as the only democratic means of raising an army , conscription and democracy had developed together since the days of the levée en masse of the French ...
... conscription and modern war had become inseparable . Defended by its proponents as the only democratic means of raising an army , conscription and democracy had developed together since the days of the levée en masse of the French ...
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... conscription offered advantages which all modern governments seemed increasingly unwilling to forego . Even England and the United States , the only major powers hitherto without peacetime conscription , adopted it in some form after ...
... conscription offered advantages which all modern governments seemed increasingly unwilling to forego . Even England and the United States , the only major powers hitherto without peacetime conscription , adopted it in some form after ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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