The defendant . lected this greatheritage of high national sentiment. We havemade our public schools the strongest wallsagainst a whisper of the honour of we have had our punishment in thisstrange and perverted fact that, while aimifying vision of patriotism can ennoble bandsof brutal savages or dingy burghers, and bethe best thing in their lives, we, who are—the world being judge—humane, honest, andserious individually, have a patriotism thatis the worst thing in ours. What have wedone, and where have we wandered, we thathave produced sages who could have spokenwith Socrates and p
The defendant . lected this greatheritage of high national sentiment. We havemade our public schools the strongest wallsagainst a whisper of the honour of we have had our punishment in thisstrange and perverted fact that, while aimifying vision of patriotism can ennoble bandsof brutal savages or dingy burghers, and bethe best thing in their lives, we, who are—the world being judge—humane, honest, andserious individually, have a patriotism thatis the worst thing in ours. What have wedone, and where have we wandered, we thathave produced sages who could have spokenwith Socrates and poets who could walk withDante, that we should talk as if we havenever done anything more intelligent thanfound colonies and kick niggers? We are thechildren of light, and it is we that sit in dark-171 The Defendant ness. If we are judged, it will not be for themerely intellectual transgression of failingto appreciate other nations, but for thesupreme spiritual transgression of failing toappreciate PRINTED BYTHE TEMPLE PRESS AT LETCHWORTH IN GREAT BRITAIN
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