CHAPTER IV 



THE WAR JUSTIFIED BY THE EVOLUTIONARY 

 RHYTHM 



" SPIRITS, HIGH-DOWERED BUT LIMITED AND VEXED 

 BY A DIVIDED AND DELUSIVE AIM." 



Before the individual knows it, he is involved in a 

 complex which usurps his place in the scheme of 

 things. His social wants grow apace with his in- 

 dividualisation. The more highly specialised he be- 

 comes, the greater his dependence on others. His 

 interests are closely interwoven with the interests of 

 the aggregate; likewise his activities. There is an 

 exaltation to be had from forming part of a mighty 

 whole ; few can resist the pleasure of the larger life- 

 throb that comes with being one of many. Almost 

 imperceptibly is man drawn into the vortex of the 

 new unit the social body. 



But while the development of the individual is 

 largely dependent upon that of the social unit, it is 

 not one with the development of that unit. A state 

 may desire that a general mean of knowledge be 



spread among its people, but it does not look with 



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