Anatole France Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: April 16, 1844 - October 12, 1924
Birthday: April 16
Death: October 12
A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reform. It does not haggle over expenditures for armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion, it ruins itself, and that is an excellent thing for the syndicates of financiers and manufacturers for whom patriotic terrors are an abundant source of gain.
topic: Military, War, Patriotic, Social Reform, Military Equipment, Financiers, Syndicate
