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e point to keep in mind is that, though we won the military contest, the

world has not yet quite succeeded in winning a complete victory over the pro-

moters of war. We ought not to forget that wars are a purely manufactured evil

and are made according to a denite technique. A campaign for war is made

upon as denite lines as a campaign for any other purpose. First, the people

are worked upon. By clever tales the people’s suspicions are aroused toward the

nation against whom war is desired. Make the nation suspicious; make the other

nation suspicious. All you need for this is a few agents with ...