“Tie your hands?”
“Keep The Guardian quiet.”
“The Guardian has to keep quiet, anyway. It’s the only course open to it.”
“Is it?” said Jeremy significantly.
“Is n’t it? Reason it out for yourself. Either we’re going to get into this war or we’re going to keep out of it.”
“We’re going to get into it.”
“I don’t believe it. But admit that we are. Until we’re in it, it’s our business, those of us who have influence, to use it in keeping peace at home.”
“While the Germans at home work out Germany’s plans.”
“Bosh! Germany’s real plans are to keep this nation at peace. She does n’t want us in the war. And we certainly don’t want to get in.”
“No. We don’t want to. But we’re being forced to.”