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The thing about the feudal aristocracy, in the Middle Ages in Europe, was that it was a military elite. Power grew from the edge of a sword.

A feudal aristocracy which pays others to fight for it while the nobles stay at home, is just a bunch of parasites. Sooner or later the soldiers will work out that there are easier pickings turning on the aristocrats and stealing their stuff than fighting their enemies.

by Gary J on Mon Jan 29th, 2007 at 09:25:16 AM EST
Which is how WWI ended.
by richardk (richard kulisz gmail) on Mon Jan 29th, 2007 at 02:02:40 PM EST
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