A Citation on War -- Please distribute

[Celso Alvarez Cáccamo]

"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in
England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after
all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is
always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy,
or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the
leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they are being
attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing
the country to danger.  It works the same in any country."

-Hermann Goering, during the Nuremberg trials-