In a well-ordered State there are only a few such, and these in time of war go out and become the mercenaries of a tyrant. 柏拉图.理想国.
And he advocated a national army only because he saw the Italian method of carrying on war by hiring bands of foreign mercenaries was a hopeless one. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
There was a battle in the delta, in which Greek mercenaries fought on both sides. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
His citizens have no silver or gold of their own, but are ready enough to pay them to their mercenaries. 柏拉图.理想国.