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achieving a more advanced civilization. Where 

 English thought had centered upon the indi- 

 vidualistic struggle for power in the market 

 as the method of evolution, German thought 

 had come to center about the nation as the 

 unit in a struggle which glorified war as the 

 final arbiter. 



II. Evolution and Modern Conditions 



It must be admitted that there is a degree 

 of exaggeration about attributing the idea of 

 individualistic commercial aggression to Eng- 

 lish thought, and national militaristic aggres- 

 sion to German. In reality, national systems 

 of the present day differ only in emphasis and 

 not in principle. English capital seeking the 

 exploitation of foreign lands has forced an 

 imperial naval policy to protect its profits. 

 German commercialism under the fostering 

 care of a militaristic government has similarly 

 reached out for the gains of world trade and 

 investment. So-called democratic countries like 

 France and the United States have evolved or 

 are evolving practically the same organization; 

 effective social control is consolidated in massed 

 capital, which reaches its tentacles out to re- 

 mote parts of the earth and compels the flag 



