The policy of forcibly enrolling the finest Balkan and Greek youths for imperial service meant that the Ottomans had a healthily self-renewing body politic in contrast to the atrophied oligarchies of western Europe.

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And living things are resilient and self-renewing.

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This is a crucial step to renewing self-confidence and being entirely comfortable with who you are.

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