The Nemesis Of Docility

Author : Edmond Holmes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332740925
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Nemesis of Docility written by Edmond Holmes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Nemesis of Docility: A Study of German Character The word docility is not quite strong enough for the purpose of this book. But servility, which seems to be the only alternative to it, if not too strong, has too narrow a range of meaning. Let me, then, explain that by docility I mean readiness to obey for the sake of obeying, avidity for commands and instructions, reluctance to accept responsibility or exercise initiative, inability to react against the pressure of autocratic authority. Docility, in this sense of the word, when it is a national char acteristic, may become a destructive force of extreme violence. For a docile majority implies a dogmatic and domineering minority; and the docile majority may carry docility so far as to become dogmatic and domineering, in imitation of their masters, whom they naturally make their model. Thus it is possible for a people to be as clay in the hands of ambitious and unscrupulous rulers, and yet to be arrogant, aggressive, and self centred in their bearing towards the rest of the world. When this happens, the materials have been laid for a great con agration, and only a spark is needed to set them ablaze. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."