There's no way around that conclusion that I can see.
"Citizens must be well informed and ready to pursue positive goals toward self-defense."
If I can pick and choose, I'll "enforce" that by only using the words, "Citizens must be...positive."
"Citizens must be well informed and read to pursue positive goals toward self-defense."
That's not a rewrite at all is it? /sarc
But NR is a dying magazine I heard it from the most honest ma in the world
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/sarc