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Randolph Bourne on War

1886–1918 United States

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We cannot crusade against war without crusading implicitly against the State.

The State (1918)

War is the health of the State and it is during war that one best understands the nature of that institution.

The State (1918)

Indeed, it is not too much to say that the normal relation of States is war.

The State (1918)

War is the health of the State.

The State (1918)

War is the health of the State. Only when the State is at war does the modern society function with that unity of sentiment, simple uncritical patriotic devotion, cooperation of services, which have always been the ideal of the State lover.

The State (1918)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Randolph Bourne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.