"And when the drums of war reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has "closed", the leader have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry infused with fear and blinded by patriotirm, will offer all their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar."
"Beware of the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind." --Julius Caesar
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger." --Hermann Goering
Tuesday, September 26. 2006
Julius Caesar and Goering
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