About Quote by Charles B. Rangel

I do think if we had a draft again, the United States would embark on fewer wars.

— John Densmore

One of the problems we currently have is there hasn't been in the population any serious engagement with the ethics of war because we…

— Stanley Hauerwas

The use of our military in combat should first require declaration of war. I have long called for reinstating the military draft, simply because…

— Charles Rangel

I just can't imagine that people would stand for it. People are wanting to potentially elect someone who will get our troops out, so…

— Elijah Wood

Since January 2003, at the height of the debate on the possible unilateral strike against Iraq, I have advocated for a reinstatement of the…

— Charles B. Rangel

I'm not a believer in bringing back the draft. But I am a huge proponent of national service.

— Seth Moulton

I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.

— Jesse Ventura

The draft is a monstrous violation of individual liberty, and even a good motive cannot make it otherwise. In a free society no one…

— Sheldon Richman

I think most of us secretly know – and those of us at the radical middle are inclined to say – that without such…

— Mark Satin

Because conscription appeals to essentially no one, the United States has lived with the All-Volunteer Force since the end of the Vietnam War.

— Jacob Weisberg

With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at…

— Colin Powell

A "just war" - if there could be such a thing - would not require conscription. Volunteers would be plentiful.

— Ben Salmon