but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth [ fighting back ] war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. — John Stuart Mill
Great quote!
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. — John Stuart Mill
This is worth repeating. How many today will stand up and do what is right, or just hope that someone else will.
Unfortunately, though, the appearance that the odds are stacked against them, that they are a small minority, fostered by the cowardice of those who could stand with them but are afraid of reprisal, not only makes such fights difficult, but demoralizes those who would fight.
How often in the mere war of words will people fail to stand up and be heard because of this?
Eventually the fight, which could have been won if all who felt that excesses were excessive had only stood up and said so, will have to be fought with weapons instead of words.
Those who fail to speak will be forced to submit or shoot.
We often wonder how the Nazis took over Germany, when we are seeing it every day, right under our noses.
If the lunatics are running the asylum, it is only because we have permitted them the run of the joint and failed to rein them in.