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Adventures in Contentment
·
David Grayson
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It
is
easy
to
rally
to
a
flag
in
times
of
excitement.
The
patriotism
of
drums
and
marching
regiments
is
cheap;
blood
is
material
and
cheap;
physical
weariness
and
hunger
are
cheap.
But
the
struggle
I
speak
of
is
not
cheap.
It
is
dramatised
by
few
symbols.
It
deals
with
hidden
spiritual
qualities
within
the
conscience
of
men.
Its
heroes
are
yet
unsung
and
unhonoured.
No
combats
in
all
the
world's
history
were
ever
fought
so
high
upward
in
the
spiritual
air
as
these;
and,
surely,
not
for
nothing!
And
so,
out
of
my
experience
both
in
city
and
country,
I
feel--yes,
I
know--that
the
real
motive
power
of
this
democracy
lies
back
in
the
little
country
neighbourhoods
like
ours
where
men
gather
in
dim
schoolhouses
and
practice
the
invisible
patriotism
of
surrender
and
service.
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