national service

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Prosperity itself can be a form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"In the meantime, we continue to assess and take actions as necessary to maintain this vital national service."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

They can become instruments of the state and be called upon to perform national service, as investors saw during the 2008 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The committee behind the initiative maintains that requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity would strengthen the social cohesion.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

The claims made were that the supply of fish was not only increased by night fishing but that a number of fishermen were thereby released for national service during the war.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew