Reason would teach that oftentimes even the politicians who are most successful in instigating the willingness of the civilian population to support a war are by that very fact incapacitated for the offices of making a just and enduring peace.
Dewey reflects on the paradox of politicians who excel at rallying support for war yet may lack the qualities necessary for achieving lasting peace.
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