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Quotation from The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney
“Militarism is the characteristic, not of an army, but of a society”
The Acquisitive Society, Ch. IV, 'The Nemesis of Industrialism', p. 43 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741))
Tawney compares the dominance of economic interest over every other part of life to 'Prussian militarism'.
Citation: "Militarism is the characteristic, not of an army, but of a society" — R. H. Tawney, The Acquisitive Society, Ch. IV, 'The Nemesis of Industrialism', p. 43 (Harcourt, Brace and Howe, New York, 1920 (Project Gutenberg #33741)). (id tawney-the-acquisitive-society-q4)
