Word: pretorian
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...Danger of an Army Coup if He Comes to Power: There is no war here as there was in Cuba. The Cuban army was a pretorian guard in the service of a dictator. Here there is a constitutional armed force and a constitutional president. For many long years, the Chilean armed forces have demonstrated their respect for the constitution, the law and the popular will. I believe they will do so again...
...essential that the traditional role of the Army in these distressing times be carefully preserved-that it not be used as an instrument of tyranny or oppression -a form of pretorian guard-by those seeking to strengthen and entrench political power-but that it be used instead as a force of free men dedicated to its sworn purpose of 'defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic...
...opposition to embargo repeal, thus was chosen to open debate for the antis, while Clark (diehard extremist) was to manage the Floor fight; and Borah (traditional romantic) was to have the last word. Thus the "Big Michigander,"* always safe, sound, middle-of-the-road, now stood up to the Pretorian Guard of his party-Big Business. For there was no doubt he was flying in the face of Michigan's corporate empire-General Motors. Henry Ford, however, vigorously backed his stand. To the American Legion (convening this week in Chicago) he said: "This so-called war is nothing...
...believes traditionally that volunteer armies have a defensive character, whereas conscript armies are intended for offensive warfare. On the other hand, he understands that in French opinion obligatory military service appears as a guarantee of a policy of peace, while a volunteer army takes on the character of a pretorian guard...
...rebuking this trend, Mr. Hertzog let slip an indication of his wish respecting the Duke of Gloucester, and then went on to flay Pretorian republicans, especially parsons who preach republicanism from their pulpits...