Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks a…

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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution, p.257, Algora Publishing
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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution, p.257, Algora Publishing

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