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title: "5 Military Draft Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Since January 2003, at the height of the debate on the possible unilateral strike against Iraq, I have advocated for a reinstatement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-b-rangel/since-january-2003-at-the-height-of-the-debate-on-the-possible/)

[Charles B. Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-b-rangel/)

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> [The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-rangel/the-use-of-our-military-in-combat-should-first-require-declaration-of/)

[Charles Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-rangel/)

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> [Of all the statist violations of individual rights in a mixed economy, the military draft is the worst. It is an abrogation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/of-all-the-statist-violations-of-individual-rights-in-a-mixed-economy/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [Happy Canada Day to my new countryman if they ever reinstate the military draft here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/happy-canada-day-to-my-new-countryman-if-they-ever-reinstate-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-b-rangel/since-we-replaced-the-compulsory-military-draft-with-an-all-volunteer/)

[Charles B. Rangel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-b-rangel/)

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