I Found Out About The Spanish War

I Feel Very Troubled In The Head And Heart.

Americans Did Not Acquire Their Fear Neurosis As The Result Of A Traumatic Experience - War Devasting Their Country, Pestilence Sweeping The Land, Famine Wiping Out Helpless Millions. Americans Had To Be Taught To Hate And Fear An Unseen Enemy. The Teachers Were Men In Official Positions, In Government, Men Whom Americans Normally Trust Without Question.

... People Miss A Great Deal By Being Sensible.

In The Last Camp They All Ate Grass, Until The Authorities Forbade Them To Pull It Up. They Were Accustomed To Having The Fruits Of Their Little Communal Gardens Stolen By The Guards, After They Had Done All The Work; But At The Last Camp Everything Was Stolen.

It Would Be A Bitter Cosmic Joke If We Destroy Ourselves Due To Atrophy Of The Imagination.