H. D. Kumaraswamy Quotes

For all we have and are, For all our children’s fate, Stand up and take the war. The Hun is at the gate!

In time of war what is said on the enemy's side of the front is always propaganda and what is said on our side of the front is truth and righteousness, the cause of humanity and a crusade for peace.

Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.

But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Any great war must be a popular movement.

In a war, as indeed at most times, we become the ready victims of phrases.

I’ll lie as much as the next guy when my country’s interests are involved—if I have a chance of being believed..

What makes a nation most likely to take part in war was not policy or interest, but sentiment.

Waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country’s elites.

Speeches made to the people are essential to the arousing of enthusiasm for a war.

Arise Americans. Your country and liberty are in danger.

There is no passion to which the rulers of a people can address themselves with greater [political] effect [than war.]

… once America goes off to war, it can't very well return without having fought one. If it doesn't find its enemy, for the sake of the enraged folks back home, it will have to manufacture one. Once war begins, it will develop a momentum, a logic and a justification of its own, and we'll lose sight of why it's being fought in the first place.

All you have to do is tell them they're being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger.

When the state does go to war ... so too should the nation.

When I hear things like 'unpatriotic,' I just chalk it up to a lot of political rhetoric.

We are going to use the truth, and we are going to use it toward the end of winning the war; and we know what would happen to the American people if we lose it.

When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words. Look out for the expansive use of 'terrorism' and 'extremism.' Be alive to the fatal notions of 'exception' and 'emergency.' Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

Israeli society's inability to tolerate even a single soldier held in captivity results in popular movements that have tremendous impact on strategic decisions made by the government. The issue has become a generator of history rather than an outcome of it.

Well organised displays of spontaneous support is one of the New Labour machine's specialities.

If a rogue nation were to attack the U.K. physically, I would be a patriot, yes; I would try to defend the U.K.

National pride is the culmination of a lifetime public relations campaign of psychological mind-control techniques.

I watched the way Hillary Clinton talk now about how lovely everything is and how wonderful she is. It doesn't work that way. She was after him, she was trying to - she even sent out or her campaign sent out pictures of him in a certain garb, very famous pictures. I don't think she can deny that.