As France, according to Sir Thomas More, shows “how dangerous it is to feed such beasts,” so does Prussia, in ever-memorable instance, which speaks now with more than ordinary authority, show precisely how the Standing Army may become the incentive to war.
Sumner uses historical examples to illustrate the risks associated with a standing army and its potential to incite war.
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