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They are no common hirelings, mere food for powder, but generous citizens, who have determined that their country shall be saved.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This quote emphasizes the nobility of citizens who fight for their country rather than being mere soldiers.
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I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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