The impulse of submission, which is just as real and just as common as the impulse to command, has its roots in fear. ... When the War came, the Pankhursts made their peace with Lloyd George. Whenever there is acute danger, the impulse of most people is to seek out Authority and submit to it; at such moments, few would dream of revolution. When war breaks out, people have similar feelings towards the Government.
Source: Power, 1938.
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