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manner　till　after　the　second　Persian　war；　and　the　people　of

Peloponnesus　till　after　the　Peloponnesian　war。　The

Peloponnesians；　Thucydides　observes；　generally　left　the　field　in

the　summer；　and　returned　home　to　reap　the　harvest。　The　Roman

people　under　their　kings；　and　during　the　first　ages　of　the

republic；　served　in　the　same　manner。　It　was　not　till　the　siege　of

Veii　that　they　who　stayed　at　home　began　to　contribute　something

towards　maintaining　those　who　went　to　war。　In　the　European

monarchies；　which　were　founded　upon　the　ruins　of　the　Roman

empire；　both　before　and　for　some　time　after　the　establishment　of

what　is　properly　called　the　feudal　law；　the　great　lords；　with　all

their　immediate　dependents；　used　to　serve　the　crown　at　their　own

expense。　In　the　field；　in　the　same　manner　as　at　home；　they

maintained　themselves　by　their　own　revenue；　and　not　by　any

stipend　or　pay　which　they　received　from　the　king　upon　that

particular　occasion。

　　　　　In　a　more　advanced　state　of　society；　two　different　causes

contribute　to　render　it　altogether　impossible　that　they　who　take

the　field　should　maintain　themselves　at　their　own　expense。　Those

two　causes　are；　the　progress　of　manufactures；　and　the　improvement

in　the　art　of　war。

　　　　　Though　a　husbandman　should　be　employed　in　an　expedition；

provided　it　begins　after　seed…time　and　ends　before　harvest；　the

interruption　of　his　business　will　not　always　occasion　any

considerable　diminution　of　his　revenue。　Without　the　intervention

of　his　labour；　nature　does　herself　the　greater　part　of　the　work

which　remains　to　be　done。　But　the　moment　that　an　artificer；　a

smith；　a　carpenter；　or　a　weaver；　for　example；　quits　his

workhouse；　the　sole　source　of　his　revenue　is　completely　dried　up。

Nature　does　nothing　for　him；　he　does　all　for　himself。　When　he

takes　the　field；　therefore；　in　defence　of　the　public；　as　he　has

no　revenue　to　maintain　himself；　he　must　necessarily　be　maintained

by　the　public。　But　in　a　country　of　which　a　great　part　of　the

inhabitants　are　artificers　and　manufacturers；　a　great　part　of　the

people　who　go　to　war　must　be　drawn　from　those　classes；　and　must

therefore　be　maintained　by　the　public　as　long　as　they　are

employed　in　its　service。

　　　　　When　the　art　of　war；　too；　has　gradually　grown　up　to　be　a

very　intricate　and　complicated　science；　when　the　event　of　war

ceases　to　be　determined；　as　in　the　first　ages　of　society；　by　a

single　irregular　skirmish　or　battle；　but　when　the　contest　is

generally　spun　out　through　several　different　campaigns；　each　of

which　lasts　during　the　greater　part　of　the　year；　it　becomes

universally　necessary　that　the　public　should　maintain　those　who

serve　the　public　in　war；　at　least　while　they　are　employed　in　that

service。　Whatever　in　time　of　peace　might　be　the　ordinary

occupation　of　those　who　go　to　war；　so　very　tedious　and　expensive

a　service　would　otherwise　be　far　too　heavy　a　burden　upon　them。

After　the　second　Persian　war；　accordingly；　the　armies　of　Athens

seem　to　have　been　generally　composed　of　mercenary　troops；

consisting；　indeed；　partly　of　citizens；　but　partly　too　of

foreigners；　and　all　of　them　equally　hired　and　paid　at　the　expense

of　the　state。　From　the　time　of　the　siege　of　Veii；　the　armies　of

Rome　received　pay　for　their　service　during　the　time　which　they

remained　in　the　field。　Under　the　feudal　governments　the　military

service　both　of　the　great　lords　and　of　their　immediate　dependants

was；　after　a　certain　period；　universally　exchanged　for　a　payment

in　money；　which　was　employed　to　maintain　those　who　served　in

their　stead。

　　　　　The　number　of　those　who　can　go　to　war；　in　proportion　to　the

whole　number　of　the　people；　is　necessarily　much　smaller　in　a

civilised　than　in　a　rude　state　of　society。　In　a　civilised

society；　as　the　soldiers　are　maintained　altogether　by　the　labour

of　those　who　are　not　soldiers；　the　number　of　the　former　can　never

exceed　what　the　latter　can　maintain；　over　and　above　maintaining；

in　a　manner　suitable　to　their　respective　stations；　both

themselves　and　the　other　officers　of　government　and　law　whom　they

are　obliged　to　maintain。　In　the　little　agrarian　states　of　ancient

Greece；　a　fourth　or　a　fifth　part　of　the　whole　body　of　the　people

considered　themselves　as　soldiers；　and　would　sometimes；　it　is

said；　take　a　field。　Among　the　civilised　nations　of　modern　Europe；

it　is　commonly　computed　that　not　more　than　one…hundredth　part　of

the　inhabitants　in　any　country　can　be　employed　as　soldiers

without　ruin　to　the　country　which　pays　the　expenses　of　their

service。

　　　　　The　expense　of　preparing　the　army　for　the　field　seems　not　to

have　become　considerable　in　any　nation　till　long　after　that　of

maintaining　it　in　the　field　had　devolved　entirely　upon　the

sovereign　or　commonwealth。　In　all　the　different　republics　of

ancient　Greece；　to　learn　his　military　exercises　was　a　necessary

part　of　education　imposed　by　the　state　upon　every　free　citizen。

In　every　city　there　seems　to　have　been　a　public　field；　in　which；

under　the　protection　of　the　public　magistrate；　the　young　people

were　taught　their　different　exercises　by　different　masters。　In

this　very　simple　institution　consisted　the　whole　expense　which

any　Grecian　state　seems　ever　to　have　been　at　in　preparing　its

citizens　for　war。　In　ancient　Rome　the　exercises　of　the　Campus

Martius　answered　the　same　purpose　with　those　of　the　Gymnasium　in

ancient　Greece。　Under　the　feudal　governments；　the　many　public

ordinances　that　the　citizens　of　every　district　should　practise

archery　as　well　as　several　other　military　exercises　were　intended

for　promoting　the　same　purpose；　but　do　not　seem　to　have　promoted

it　so　well。　Either　from　want　of　interest　in　the　officers

entrusted　with　the　execution　of　those　ordinances；　or　from　some

other　cause；　they　appear　to　have　been　universally　neglected；　and

in　the　progress　of　all　those　governments；　military　exercises　seem

to　have　gone　gradually　into　disuse　among　the　great　body　of　the

people。

　　　　　In　the　republics　of　ancient　Greece　and　Rome；　during　the

whole　period　of　their　existence；　and　under　the　feudal　governments

for　a　considerable　time　after　their　first　establishment；　the

trade　of　a　soldier　was　not　a　separate；　distinct　trade；　which

constituted　the　sole　or　principal　occupation　of　a　particular

class　of　citizens。　Every　subject　of　the　state；　whatever　might　be

the　ordinary　trade　or　occupation　by　which　he　gained　his

livelihood；　considered　himself；　upon　all　ordinary　occasions；　as

fit　likewise　to　exercise　the　trade　of　a　soldier；　and　upon　many

extraordinary　occasions　as　bound　to　exercise　it。

　　　　　The　art　of　war；　however；　as　it　is　certainly　the　noblest　of

all　arts；　so　in　the　progress　of　improvement　it　necessarily

becomes　one　of　the　most　complicated　among　them。　The　state　of　the

mechanical；　as　well　as　of　some　other　arts；　with　which　it　is

necessarily　connected；　determines　the　degree　of　perfection　to

which　it　is　capable　of　being　carried　at　any　particular　time。　But

in　order　to　carry　it　to　this　degree　of　perfection；　it　is

necessary　that　it　should　become　the　sole　or　principal　occupation

of　a　particular　class　of　citizens；　and　the　division　of　labour　is

as　necessary　for　the　improvement　of　this；　as　of　every　other　art。

Into　other　arts　the　division　of　labour　is　naturally　introduced　by

the　prudence　of　individuals；　who　find　that　they　promote　their

private　interest　better　by　confining　themselves　to　a　particular

trade　than　by　exercising　a　great　number。　But　it　is　the　wisdom　of

the　state　only　which　can　render　the　trade　of　a　soldier　a

particular　trade　separate　and　distinct　from　all　others。　A　private

citizen　who；　in　time　of　profound　peace；　and　without　any

particular　encouragement　from　the　public；　should　spend　the

greater　part　of　his　time　in　military　exercises；　might；　no　doubt；

both　improve　himself　very　much　in　them；　and　amuse　himself　very

well；　but　he　certainly　would　not　promote　his　own　interest。　It　is

the　wisdom　of　the　state　only　which　can　render　it　for　his　interest

to　give　up　the　greater　part　of　his　time　to　this　p