"In your reaction to an imagined attack on……" — Randolph Bourne

In your reaction to an imagined attack on your country or an… - Randolph Bourne

"In your reaction to an imagined attack on your country or an insult to its government, you draw closer to the herd for protection, you conform in word and deed, and you insist vehemently that everybody else shall think, speak, and act together. And you fix your adoring gaze upon the State, with a truly filial look, as upon the Father of the flock."

— Randolph Bourne

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