national service

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Prosperity itself can be a form of national service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

For the rest of us, a culture of national service beyond the military is essential to a healthy patriotism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, he reasons that he might be assigned other tasks, based on the skills and experience he has gained since his national service two decades ago.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

Wherever a national service has been done, Mr. Gladstone's eulogy always has been ready.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various