Voters Will Ignore History

Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to
whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is
indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood,
just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war
have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate
and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in
seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry,
infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up
all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I
know?
For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar!
Gaius Julius Caesar 48 BCE Tweet