"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the
citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
double-edged sword. It emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind.

And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils
with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in
seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather the citizenry, infused with
fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all their rights unto the
leader and gladly so.

How do I know? For this is what I have done...and I am Caesar." - Julius
Caesar