“We are in a strange period of history in which a revolutionary has to be a patriot and a patriot has to be a revolutionary.”

Letter to The Tribune (20 December 1940), later published in A Patriot After All, 1940-1941 (1999)

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Context: Any proposals for the future, while they should use to the full the experience gathered in the past, should not be restricted by consideration of sectional interests established in the obtaining of that experience. Now, when the war is abolishing landmarks of every kind, is the opportunity for using experience in a clear field. A revolutionary moment in the world’s history is a time for revolutions, not for patching.

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