Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war to whip the citizenry
into a political fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double edged sword.
It emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums
of war have reached a fevered pitch and the blood boils with hate and
the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights
of the citizenry. Rather the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by
patriotism, will offer up all their rights unto the leader and gladly so.
How do I know? For this is what I have done.
And I am Caesar.
Julius Caesar (101-44 BC)
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