"Beware 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 both emboldens the blood,
just
as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war reached a fever
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
