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           Anyone?"

           "Uh,sir,whynotgo—well,gothelimit?Requireeveryonetoserveandleteverybodyvote?"

           "Youngman,canyourestoremyeyesight?"

           "Sir?Why,no,sir!"

           "Youwouldfinditmucheasierthantoinstillmoralvirtue—socialresponsibility--intoapersonwhodoesn’thaveit,doesn’twantit,andresentshavingtheburdenthrustonhim.Thisiswhywemakeitsohardtoenroll,soeasytoresign.Socialresponsibilityabovetheleveloffamily,oratmostoftribe,requiresimagination--devotion,loyalty,allthehighervirtues--whichamanmustdevelophimself;ifhehasthemforceddownhim,hewillvomitthemout.Conscriptarmieshavebeentriedinthepast.Lookupinthelibrarythepsychiatricreportonbrainwashedprisonersinthesocalled‘KoreanWar,’circa1950--theMayerReport.Bringananalysistoclass."Hetouchedhiswatch."Dismissed."

           MajorReidgaveusabusytime.

           Butitwasinteresting.Icaughtoneofthosemaster’sthesisassignmentshechuckedaroundsocasually;IhadsuggestedthattheCrusadesweredifferentfrommostwars.Igotsawedoffandhandedthis:Required:toprovethatwarandmoralperfectionderivefromthesamegeneticinheritance.

           Briefly,thus:Allwarsarisefrompopulationpressure.(Yes,eventheCrusades,thoughyouhavetodigintotraderoutesandbirthrateandseveralotherthingstoproveit.