. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . and the Pacific, protect our fair land frominvasion. There is no other country in the worldthat nature has provided with a position so safeand well protected. Strength a Defense. — Yet it is necessary thatwe should have an army and a navy. Formerly,the army was used only for protection against theIndians, but at the present time the Indian tribes 118 THE ARMY AND NAVY 119 have been almost entirely subdued, so that a verysmall force is sufficient for this purpose. Everygreat nation inthe world; how-ever, must main-tain its power,just as a m
. The essential facts of Oklahoma history and civics . and the Pacific, protect our fair land frominvasion. There is no other country in the worldthat nature has provided with a position so safeand well protected. Strength a Defense. — Yet it is necessary thatwe should have an army and a navy. Formerly,the army was used only for protection against theIndians, but at the present time the Indian tribes 118 THE ARMY AND NAVY 119 have been almost entirely subdued, so that a verysmall force is sufficient for this purpose. Everygreat nation inthe world; how-ever, must main-tain its power,just as a manwho may be per-fectly peacefuland without de-sire to injure hisneighbors in anyway will still keephis body in goodcondition, strongand well. If thenation desires tobe safe at alltimes, it mustkeep strong, sothat no one willbe tempted to take advantage of it. The army of the United States need not be large,for should a war arise it could be rapidly in-creased. If our nation should be attacked, theentire people would arise as a man to defend their. Battle Monument, West Point 120 CIVIL GOVERNMENT homes and their country. In peaceful times, there-fore, a large army is unnecessary. The Army. — The army of the United States atthe present time numbers about seventy thousand
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