Argument: It is baseless that a dictator would build an army of clones

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Nathan Myhrvold. “Human Clones: Why Not? Opposition to cloning isn’t just Luddism–it’s racism.” Slate.com. March 14, 1997 – “One recurring image in anti-cloning propaganda is of some evil dictator raising an army of cloned warriors. Excuse me, but who is going to raise such an army (“raise” in the sense used by parents)? Clones start out life as babies. Armies are far easier to raise the old fashioned way–by recruiting or drafting naive young adults. Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori has worked well enough to send countless young men to their deaths through the ages. Why mess with success?”