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Charge of the Police on the Rioters at the “Tribune” Office, 1863Harper’s Weekly, August 1, 1863, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
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The United States has relied throughout its history on a voluntary armed force except during major wars and since 1948. A return to an all-volunteer force will strengthen our freedoms, remove an inequity now imposed on the expression of the patriotism that has never been lacking among our youth, promote the efficiency of the armed forces, and enhance their dignity. It is the system for maintaining standing forces that minimizes government interference with the freedom of the individual to determine his own life in accord with his values.
Gates Commission Report, 1973
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