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Our citizen soldiers under present conditions have reached a stage of development beyond which they can not reasonably be asked to go without further direct assistance in the form of pay from the Federal Government.
Said by
Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Taft argues that citizen soldiers need more support from the Federal Government to continue their development.

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