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The Green Caldron
small part of its size above the surface. The patriot is slow to anger, and
his anger is only a result of unforgivable outrages committed against his
country.
The chauvinist, too, is a lover of his country, but his love is not like the
patriot's love. His love is a blind love, groping in darkness for its meaning.
His love is a love governed by pugnacity, and his actions are the offspring
of chaos. His goals are similar to the patriot's, but he travels a different
road to these goals. The road he travels is different because his love is
different. His love is blind. This is the dangerous characteristic of the
chauvinist's love— its blindness. Blind love cannot look at reason and thus
cannot judge the rightness of its actions. Blind love can imagine an ultimate
end, and it stumbles toward its end in any manner it can. This type of action
is usually characterized by suddenness and violence. Indeed, a leaning toward
violence is inherent in the chauvinist's being. The chauvinist could no more
eliminate violence from his actions than the patriot could add it to his. The
chauvinist shows his love flagrantly. He holds it up before his countrymen
as an auctioneer holds up his wares before his audience. He is excessively
proud of his "great love." The chauvinist is quick to anger, and his anger
is aroused at the slightest provocation.
Thus, there are two kinds of people who love their country :
the patriot
and the chauvinist. The two are closely related, and yet they are infinitely
different. The chauvinist, you see, is a blind patriot.
Rhet as Writ
A person who is staying home from school with an illness is not very sickening.
Identification cards should be checked and those of age should be served.
My father is the sole of benevolence.
I believe Dave is successful because he is very well rounded and highly polished
in many areas.
to Celts.
Celtic had little influence on the English Language. It seems that no one ever talked
The orchard he gave her fought with her gown so she couldn't ware it.
He was talking very calm and collective to the class about the advantages of
vocational agriculture.