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Title: War Dictionary Author: Alexander Berkman Date: 1917 Language: en Topics: anti-militarist, introductory, war Source: Retrieved on March 14th, 2009 from http://www.spunk.org/library/writers/berkman/sp000876.txt
The fairies of Democracy.
The other fellows.
The valet of Woodrow the First.
The rape of Free Speech.
Free men fighting against their will.
In God We Trust.
The voice of the Gallery Gods.
Say what you please, but keep your mouth shut.
Loyal patriots from Central Europe.
Treason to government.
Successful target shooting.
A President’s ambition.
A bone from a bonehead.
The bread line of the Unborn.
Deaf, dumb, and blind.
Christianity in action.
Hating your neighbor.
Funeral march of Liberty.
The proof of Tyranny.
Jesus Christ.
Digging your own grave.
Independent opinion.
Ideals.
Government strait-jacket.
Ten million dead.
The propaganda of Democracy.
Which is the braver? The man who falls in line with the great majority
or he that faces the wrath of millions for conscience sake?
Do not confound us with the pacifists. We believe in fighting. Aye, we
have been fighting all our lives — fighting injustice, oppression, and
tyranny. Almost single handed at that.
We are not pacifists. But we want to know what we are fighting for, and
we refuse to fight for the enemies and the exploiters of humanity.