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As Hanson says,
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the new farmer is not just a different kind of farmer,
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but a different kind of person.
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He is a citizen in his political role,
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he is a soldier
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but he is a soldier not in the pay
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or the hire of a king, or of an aristocracy;
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he is a citizen soldier who has participated in the decision
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that says it is time to go to war
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and who will play an active role in making decisions
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about his state's policy and behavior.
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He is independent in a way that nobody