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...trusting to chance is carried to an alarming extent. We seldom or never make much preparation for war until war is upon us, and then we find that not only are our military supplies deficient, but that nine tenths of our impromptu army are ignorant of even the simplest movements of the manual. If we could raise a force that knew something about handling its arms, the task of organizing and disciplining it would be far easier and quicker, and the time thus saved might make all the difference in the length and results...