The myth, imperialism, alone is an iron barrier to universal brotherhood.
"The Orchard of Tears"
Sax Rohmer
But attack the blood-stained legend of imperialism and you attack Patriotism, its ferocious parent.
"The Orchard of Tears"
Sax Rohmer
Having discovered all this, the wit of the reader may now draw its inferences-which will doubtless be that the whole poem is a powerful, intensely cynical argument, against what we to-day call imperialism and in favor of liberal government which means the development of every individual so that he will be able to see for himself whether this or that policy be right instead of depending upon the leadership of the over-man, whose intentions are unfortunately too seldom to be trusted.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann