WAR-WORSHIP 133 The Lust of Battle 133 War and Religion 135 War and Ethics 137 War and Biology 140 War and Kultur 143 Blood and Iron 145 War Necessary to Germany 149 War Need not be Defensive 153 Contempt for Peace 154 Militarism Exultant 159 IV RUTHLESSNESS 169 V MACHIAVELISM 185 Mendacity and Faithlessness 185 Might is Right 194 VI ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM--ESPECIALLY ENGLAND 199 The False Islanders 199 Hymns of Hate 201 British Vices--Hypocrisy, Envy, and Greed 208 British Vices--Cowardice and Laziness 215 Treachery to Germanism 218 Sir Edward Grey and his Colleagues 220 Britain's Great Illusion 223 Comic Relief 228 France 233 Belgium 235 Index of Books and Pamphlets from which quotations are made 243 Index of Authors 255 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION In accordance with classic precedent, this anthology ought to have consisted of "1,001 Gems of German Thought," I have been content with half that number, not--heaven knows!--for any lack of material, but simply for lack of time and energy to make the ingathering. After all, enough is as good as a feast, and I think that the evidence as to the dominant characteristics of German mentality is tolerably complete as it stands.