CHAPTER VII

THE CONFLICTS OF SYSTEMS AND IDEAS

Two issues between England and Germany 167 Democracy cannot endure unless capable of self-defence 168 Democracy good and bad 169 Self-criticism may be carried too far 171 The two dangers of democracy--German _Arms_ and German _Ideas_ 173 Fundamental opposition between the spirit of German policy and our own 173 German people have not accepted the moral ideas of their priesthood 174 Recantation among 'the brethren' themselves on outbreak of war 175 The cult of war 176