Georgelin, Jean-Louis <br/><br/>
The soldier as an incarnation of world tragedy 

 -  2012.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Soldiers’ legitimacy, and their unique place in society, come from their acceptance of sacrificing their lives and the possibility of killing in the name of the state’s greater interests. The “civilianization” of the role presents a danger of the legitimacy being lost.