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Monday, December 21, 2009 - Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu NM

Biking the Bosque, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, December 20, 2009
Biking the Bosque, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, December 20, 2009

Today I headed up to the Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Abiquiu NM to spend a few days with Kate & Terry.

Night camp

Ghost Ranch Campground, Abiquiu NM

This is Easy

Naturally, the common people don't want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

Nuremberg Diary, Herman Goring, interviewed at Nuremberg by Gustave Gilbert

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