Quote by Thomas E. Lawrence

This death's livery which walled its bearers from ordinary life was sign that they have sold their wills and bodies to the State: and contracted themselves into a service not the less abject for that its beginning was voluntary.

This death's livery which walled its bearers from ordinary l

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This quote suggests that the deaths experienced by certain individuals serves as a symbol of their sacrifice and commitment to the State. By willingly entering into a service with the State, these individuals have given up their own agency and become mere instruments of the government. Despite this initially voluntary decision, the quote implies that the nature of their service is still demeaning and subservient, as indicated by the metaphor of death's livery, which separates them from normal life.

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