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conscription  

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  • Conscription, which is mandatory mass military service, served as an informal ancient tool. Service in war often was expected for men, whether as subjects of an aggressive empire, members of an embattled tribe, or citizens of a political community, such as the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Conscription]

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