“Duty,” a loudspeaker blared above the din. “That’s what you’ll see here today, citizens. Loyalty. Courage. The willingness to die for one’s country in order to preserve it. The Civil War was fought by seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds, men willing to die for their cause. They did not question their duty or flinch from the face of death.
This is definitely a good contrast to blind loyalty or toxic patriotism. Do not question society or authority.
