We are now in the middle of a full-blown Jihad, that is to say we have against us the fiercest prejudices of a people in a primeval state of civilization.
Gertrude Bell, Baghdad, Iraq, September 5, 1920
Gertrude Bell, Baghdad, Iraq, September 5, 1920
OK, so today is not an original, but pls check out the fascinating reading Gertrude Bell edited by Andrew Bostom. What's that French saying 'the more things change, the more they stay the same...' I don't remember, but it was in a Rush song.
And Yes, I do believe a society of martyrs is primeval. But this does not bode well for the West.
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