Your democracy is master. It has no overlords. And, from what we
can gather since this war broke out, it would seem that your aristocracy
is coming more and more into line with the democracy, making great
sacrifices, showing a deeper appreciation of the democracy and shedding
the worst of its prejudices in the common love of liberty and right.
"We hope that your aristocracy may render as great a service to the
extravagant plutocracy of this country as your democracy has rendered to
our democracy. To make life better, that's the work of all intelligent
people. That's what our democracy is after, and, because your democracy
is after the same thing, that's why we are on your side in this war.
Under all the sentiment on the subject this is the bedrock fact. We're
for England because we're for the ideals of democracy. That we speak the
same language is only an accident. It's your spirit we desire to share,
the spirit which desires to make life kinder, sweeter, better, more
beautiful, and more righteous. America believes in civilization. It
doesn't want culture in bearskin and top boots. It wants civilization,
and civilization means a culture that takes in the whole of a man's
being--his body, his mind, his spirit.
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