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... ARMY . SIR , We have heard a great deal about parliamentary armies , and about an army continued from year to ycar . I have always been , Sir , and always shall be , against a standing army of any kind : to me it is a terrible thing ...
... ARMY . SIR , We have heard a great deal about parliamentary armies , and about an army continued from year to ycar . I have always been , Sir , and always shall be , against a standing army of any kind : to me it is a terrible thing ...
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... army that had served their country more faithfully ? That army was commanded ge- nerally by the best citizens of Rome , by men of great fortune and figure in their country ; yet that army en- slaved their country . The affections of the ...
... army that had served their country more faithfully ? That army was commanded ge- nerally by the best citizens of Rome , by men of great fortune and figure in their country ; yet that army en- slaved their country . The affections of the ...
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... army : for that very reason , Sir , I am against continuing the army : I know that neither the Protestant succession in his majesty's most illustrious house , nor any succession , can ever be safe as long as there is a standing army in ...
... army : for that very reason , Sir , I am against continuing the army : I know that neither the Protestant succession in his majesty's most illustrious house , nor any succession , can ever be safe as long as there is a standing army in ...
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