In reference to the Investigating Officer's question comparing the Army to a large corporation, if I were to compare the Army or the United States government to a corporation, it would have to be a corporation of organized criminals the only difference being that criminals are usually not hypocritical or foolish enough to think that they are forcing others to do things for their own good or for the good of the society as a whole. Had I joined a corporation to work as a security guard and later realized that this corporation was forcing everyone living within a certain territory to support that corporation and abide by corporate policy regardless of moral disagreements, I would likely object just as I am objecting to military service. By Anarchist, I wish to be understood as a person who believes that society should be organized in such a way that all men rule themselves and neither rule others nor are ruled by others. I do not mean that rulers should be violently opposed. For this reason I believe that most people who comprise militias are ignorant or evil.
Most militias seem to be composed of religious or prejudiced and militant extremists.
I could never be a part of such a group because I find their superstition, religion, prejudice and willful ignorance disgusting. Lastly, I believe that it would be possible for men to live together voluntarily without government and without any laws except those founded in the principle of equal freedom. It would be possible, that is, if not for all the ignorant and prejudiced people in the world. I stated that the Declaration of Independence is founded in the principle of equal freedom though there are some inaccuracies. The Declaration itself says that the just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed.