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The frontier virtue of independence and of impatience of outside direction found a particularly vicious expression in the frontier abhorrence of regular troops, and advocacy of a hopelessly feeble militia system.
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Roosevelt critiques the frontier attitude towards military organization, highlighting a preference for local militia over regular troops.
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