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Read the passage and answer the following question.“  We, the undersigned, as American men of draft age, may be asked by our government to participate in the war in Vietnam. We have examined the history and the nature of this war, and have reached the conclusion that our participation in it would be contrary to the dictates of our consciences.We therefore declare our determination to refuse military service (all citizens are required to do so by law) while the United States is fighting in Vietnam. Our intention in signing this statement is to unite with other draft age men who share our convictions, in order to turn our personal moral rejection of this war into effective political opposition to it.”Give your opinion on the above article.

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1. Here the people in the USA were refusing to be drafted into the army to fight in the Vietnam war. 

2. They were saying that they had examined the history and the nature of the war. 

3. Participation was contrary to the dictates of their consciences.

4. So they are refusing to join into military services. 

5. They signed on the statement in order to create political opposition to the war. 

6. The article was a trendsetter as people’s rejection to war was established in the statement.



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