About This Book
The essay argues that prevailing celebratory rhetoric about kinship between English-speaking nations is superficial and counterproductive, substituting flattering platitudes for sober policy and honest critique. It links domestic social and economic disorder to foreign-policy failures, contends that postwar propaganda discourages candid discussion of difficult issues, and warns that uncritical praise reassures supporters while alienating immigrant groups and critics. The author urges replacing denunciations and nostalgic sentiment with concrete programs, constructive debate, and careful cultivation of international understanding grounded in realistic assessment rather than sentimental ceremony.
About the Author
More Books by This Author
5 picks
Europe Since 1918
by Herbert Adams Gibbons
Riviera Towns
by Herbert Adams Gibbons
The blackest page in modern history: Events in Armenia in 1915 / the facts and the responsibilities
by Herbert Adams Gibbons
The Foundation of the Ottoman Empire; a history of the Osmanlis up to the death of Bayezid I (1300-1403)
by Herbert Adams Gibbons
The New Map of Europe (1911-1914) / The Story of the Recent European Diplomatic Crises and Wars and of Europe's Present Catastrophe
by Herbert Adams Gibbons
You May Also Like
6 picks
"'Tis Sixty Years Since" / Address of Charles Francis Adams; Founders' Day, January 16, 1913
by Charles Francis Adams
"1683-1920" / The Fourteen Points and What Became of Them—Foreign Propaganda in the Public Schools—Rewriting the History of the United States—The Espionage Act and How It Worked—"Illegal and Indefensible Blockade" of the Central Powers—1,000,000 Victims of Starvation—Our Debt to France and to Germany—The War Vote in Congress—Truth About the Belgian Atrocities—Our Treaty with Germany and How Observed—The Alien Property Custodianship—Secret Will of Cecil Rhodes—Racial Strains in American Life—Germantown Settlement of 1683 and a Thousand Other Topics
by Frederick Franklin Schrader
"America for Americans!" / The Typical American, Thanksgiving Sermon
by John Philip Newman
"Billy" Sunday, the Man and His Message / With his own words which have won thousands for Christ
by William T. Ellis
"Boots and Saddles"; Or, Life in Dakota with General Custer
by Elizabeth Bacon Custer
"Broke," The Man Without the Dime
by Edwin A. Brown