|
The reliance on mercenary armies to defend itself is always a bad idea.
When Rome fielded armies composed mainly of Romans, and whose allegiance was to Rome itself, these armies were virtually unsurpassed.
When this practice fell into decline, so did the West Roman Empire.
__________________
When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow. - Anais Nin
|