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The Garrison State [1]

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Date: 2018-01-18

This chapter considers the possibility that we are moving toward a world of "garrison states"—a world in which the specialists on violence are the most powerful group in society. During emergencies the great powers have given enormous scope to military authority, but temporary acquisitions of authority lack the elements of comparative permanence and acceptance that complete the garrison state. In the garrison state, at least in its introductory phases, problems of morale are destined to weigh heavily on the mind of management. The duty to obey, to serve the state, to work—these are cardinal virtues in the garrison state. The tendency to ceremonialize rather than to fight will be particularly prominent among the most influential elements in a garrison state. Many factors in the garrison state justify the expectation that tendencies toward repetitiousness and cere-monialization will be prominent. It is clear that the friend of democracy views the emergence of the garrison state with repugnance and apprehension.

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