"Conscription" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... muskenu was more "humble," as his name denotes, and may well have formed the bulk of the subject-population. He was a free man, not a beggar. He was not without considerable means, as we see from the sections referring to theft from him. He had slaves,(62) and seems to have been liable to conscription. His fees to a doctor or surgeon were less than those paid by an amelu. He paid less to his wife for a divorce,(63) and could assault another poor man more cheaply than could an amelu. There can be no doubt that the amelu was the "gentleman" or "nobleman," and the muskenu a common man, ...
— Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters • C. H. W. Johns
... America, not thinned by any conscription, multiplies with prodigious rapidity, and the day may before [long be] seen, when they will number sixty or eighty millions of souls. This parvenu [one recently risen to notice] is aware of his importance and destiny. Hear him proudly exclaim, 'America ...
— The United States in the Light of Prophecy • Uriah Smith
... of conscription is obvious beyond argument to a continental people still cherishing old traditions of nationality, and the military training which is compulsory for all young men of average health, not only shapes the bodies of their lads, but also shapes their minds, so that their outlook upon life is ...
— The Soul of the War • Philip Gibbs
... Mr Ottley approvingly; 'what we want for empire-building is conscription. Every fellow ought to be a soldier some time in his life. It makes men of them '—he glanced round ...
— Love's Shadow • Ada Leverson
... mutual interest—might even make sulky France more friendly towards us, and probably prove of benefit both commercially and socially; but only so long as the insular power of England is maintained. Although our army and navy are hardly as strong as they should be, we want no conscription here. What we do want is to preserve the peace and honour of our homes, our children in the colonies, and to increase rather than decrease the power of England for the good of ...
— Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo • W. Cope Devereux
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