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people's preferences and willingness to serve for a certain wage,
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doesn't the logic that takes you from a system of conscription
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to the hybrid Civil War system to the all volunteer army,
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doesn't the idea of expanding freedom of choice in the market,
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doesn't that lead you all the way
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if you followed that principle consistently to a mercenary army?
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And then if you say no, Jackie says no,
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patriotism should count for something,
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doesn't that argue for going back to conscription
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if by patriotism, you mean a sense of civic obligation?
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Let's see if we can step back from the discussion that we've had
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and see what we've learned about consent