What is 4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. Milton called?
sword — 4. The military power of a country. He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law. Milton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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