We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries... (Carroll Quigley)

We have now done what the Romans did when they started to commit suicide. We have shifted from an army of citizens to an army of mercenaries...

Carroll Quigley

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