"Why are human beings so obsequious, ready to kill and ready to die at the call of kings and chieftains? Perhaps it is because they worship might, venerate those who command might, and are convinced that it is by force that man prevails. The splendor and the pride of kings blind the people."
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Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Prophets, Section titled "The idolatry of might," Volume 1, p. 159
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