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"Nine-tenths <strong>of</strong> the difficulties under which we are suffering can be traced in malicious news reports."<br />

- M. Vladimir d'Ormesson, Confidence in Germany, 1928<br />

"Calumny reigns supreme in the country. Daily exaggerations weaken public opinion and overthrow<br />

it. In certain spheres, money plays an unholy role. Certain financial and economic groups are able to<br />

destroy mankind at will." - M. Henry Cheron, French Keeper <strong>of</strong> the Seal, November13th 1934<br />

"Realising the position the Fuhrer clearly stated in May, 1936, at a meeting <strong>of</strong> the Reichstag that all<br />

attempts to relax this international tension would be in vain as long as successful measures were not<br />

taken to avoid the pollution <strong>of</strong> international public opinion by irresponsible poisoners."<br />

- Dr. Otto Dietrich, German Secretary <strong>of</strong> State<br />

CHAPTER.11<br />

BUT BY JINGO WHEN WE DO<br />

"We have grown accustomed to hear it insinuated that all the adventures and anxieties and austerities<br />

<strong>of</strong> the past half century carried our country on until, in 1940, it came to 'its finest hour'; and that may<br />

be, provided it is stressed that what is meant is, not the finest hour <strong>of</strong> the politicians who, if the truth<br />

be told, have shown grievous ineptitude, bringing Britain to the very edge <strong>of</strong> catastrophe by their<br />

imbecility's, but the finest hour <strong>of</strong> the fighting men."<br />

- Algernon Cecil, Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers, p.338<br />

THE AGGRESSORS<br />

GERMANY NOT WARLIKE<br />

Even today, Germany is described in terms <strong>of</strong> her being a European pit bull terrier; never happy<br />

unless spoiling for war with her neighbours, bent on world domination. Hence the justification to<br />

curb its power. This is all pretty rich coming from Britain, which whatever the merits or otherwise,<br />

created by force <strong>of</strong> arms a world empire 'upon which the sun never set.'<br />

WHAT ARE THE TRUE FACTS?<br />

A Study <strong>of</strong> War by Pr<strong>of</strong>. Quincy Wright, shows that in the period from 1480 to 1940 there were 278<br />

wars involving European countries, whose percentage participation was as follows:<br />

ENGLAND 28% FRANCE 26% SPAIN 23% RUSSIA 22% AUSTRIA 19% TURKEY 15%<br />

POLAND 11% SWEDEN 9% ITALY 9% NETHERLANDS 8% GERMANY (INCLUDING<br />

PRUSSIA) 8%, DENMARK 7%<br />

Likewise, Pitirim Sorokin, Vol.111, Part.11, Social and Cultural Dynamics, shows that from the 12th<br />

Century to 1925 the percentage <strong>of</strong> years in which leading European powers have been at war is as<br />

75

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