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Anarchism and Other Essays
| Author: | Goldman, Emma
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| Language: | English | |
| Number of downloads: | 27 | |
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| Source: | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2162 | |
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... The people are urged to be patriotic and for that luxury they pay, not only by supporting their "defenders," but even by sacrificing their own children. Patriotism requires allegiance to the flag, which means obedience and readiness to kill father, mother, brother, sister. The usual contention is that we need a standing army to protect the country from foreign invasion. Every intelligent man and woman knows, however, that this is a myth maintained to frighten and coerce the foolish. The governments of the world, knowing each other's interests, do not invade each other....