Britain and Her 15 Hostages

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

--John Stuart Mill

I love the above quote by John Stuart Mill because it speaks truth to me. Britain has recovered her hostages, but many in the West are saying the behavior of the Royal Marines was despicable, even cowardly. Perhaps it reflects the current state of mind of Britain, who is now downsizing her Navy and fading as a world power.

Socialism does that. Socialism is a form of government that robs men of their will to survive. The greater the degree of Socialism, the weaker the nation who practices it. Citizens become increasingly dependent, increasingly bereft of self-esteem and self-confidence. In Britain, we are witnessing the slow death of a once great nation.

Or so it seems to me.