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Excerpt from The British Empire
Compulsory military service, no doubt, they have, and handsome barracks are conspicuous; but these are mere militia depots. The required periodical service is rendered in the immediate neighbourhood of their own villages, and, combined with constant popular ri¿e practice, suffices to make them very efficient soldiers for purely defensive pur poses - a form of militarism which I believe to be by no means disadvantageous. It does not appear to detract from their industrial efficiency. Altogether, they seem happy in their own homes, and, when they are too crowded there.
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