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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.
- Sir Basil H. Liddel-Hart
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January 4
1916: In Britain, Lord Derby reports that over one-half of five million eligible men had offered themselves for enlistment. The remainter, including 650,000 single, unattested men justified the application of compulsion.
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