Neither, it seems, do the military services. In an age when it can no longer induct draftees, the Army must induce volunteers. Like any other employer, the military today has to respond to the market place. The times, of course, can change. But for now, it is compelling to see how easily we take peace for granted at the end of a century in which more than 100 million people have perished in wars, or from causes related to war.
Peace is more than the absence of war.
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