Military power is at an end when the honor of the soldier can no longer be trusted; and, in the right sense of the word, civic greatness is at an end when civic righteousness is no longer its foundation.
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- The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses; source text line 2531
- The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses; source text line 2531
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