Abstract

The British War Spirit and Its Effects upon Character

The article information on the growth of British empire. Not the least remarkable features of the phenomenon are the completeness and precision with which England accomplishes her annexations and the extensions of her power, no doubt mainly through the appliances which modern science has placed at her disposal. Such an empire could not be attained and sustained without high average brain power and individual reliability, essentially the outcome of Protestantism, which favors the development of individual self-reliance and character. The establishment and maintenance of the volunteers has done much to increase the war spirit. Amateurs naturally learn to appreciate professionals more highly, and to admire in them feats which it would be their own ambition to emulate.