Baby brains stimulated with whisky."
Ogden turned to Peter. "How serious is it likely to be, Colonel?"
"I haven't any idea," replied Peter, "The staff is of the opposite party
now, and I only have a formal notification to hold my regiment in
readiness. If it's nothing but this Socialist and Anarchist talk, there
is no real danger in it."
"Why not?"
"This country can never be in danger from discontent with our
government, for it's what the majority want it to be, or if not, it is
made so at the next election. That is the beauty of a Democracy. The
majority always supports the government. We fight our revolutions with
ballots, not with bullets."
"Yet Most says that blood must be shed."
"I suppose," said Peter, "that he has just reached the stage of
intelligence which doctors had attained when they bled people to make
them strong."
"What can you do with such a fellow's talk? You can't argue with him,"
said Ogden.
"Talk!" muttered Ray, "Don't dignify it with that word.
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