The following was given to a Quaker as a reason for standing armies: "Wars come so thick in Europe that the soldiers don't have a chance to sit down for a few moments' rest, and hence tho necessity for keeping standing armies."
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4457, 18 April 1883, Page 2
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42Untitled Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4457, 18 April 1883, Page 2
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