(Graphic by Mr. Fish)
“The subordination of a nation to a man, is not a wholesome but a vicious state of things: needful, indeed for a vicious humanity. The instinct which makes it possible is anything but a noble one. Call it ‘hero worship’ and it looks respectable . . . From ancient warrior-worship down to modern flunkeyism, the sentiment has ever been strongest where human nature has been vilest.”
–Herbert Spencer, “Representative Government”
