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Patriotic Fervor (quote sent to
TPH by a listener)
Beware of the leader who bangs the drums of war to whip the citizenry
into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword.
It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the
drums have reached fever pitch, and the blood boils with hate and the
mind is 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 of their rights unto the leader, and
gladly so.
How do I know? For this is what I have done.
And I am Caesar ---Gaius
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