“At worst, they were vile creatures who needed to be wiped from the face of the earth. At best, such behavior shows a dangerous lack of self-control. The first business of a warrior is self-restraint”
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Section 93
The True Believer (1951), Part Three: United Action and Self-Sacrifice
Context: People whose lives are barren and insecure seem to show a greater willingness to obey than people who are self-sufficient and self-confident. To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief of the burdens of willing, deciding and being responsible for inevitable failure. They willingly abdicate the directing of their lives to those who want to plan, command and shoulder all responsibility.

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Letter to Nikita Khrushchev after JFK assassination, as quoted in One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War (2009) by Michael Dobbs.

Quoted in Notker's The Deeds of Charlemagne (translated 2008 by David Ganz)

“Anyone harms you will be wiped from the face of Earth.”
El-Sisi addressing the Egyptians. http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-hikes-assault-muslim-brotherhood-182705477.html
2013

Source: Better-World Philosophy: A Sociological Synthesis (1899), The Social Problem, pp. 74–75

1900s, The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses (1900), National Duties