Single Idea 23042

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 14. Nationalism]

Full Idea

A national spirit cannot exist apart from the individuals who embody it.

Gist of Idea

National spirit only exists in the individuals who embody it

Source

report of T.H. Green (Lectures on the Principles of Political Obligation [1882]) by John H. Muirhead - The Service of the State II

Book Reference

Muirhead,John H.: 'The Service of the State: T.H. Green' [John Murray 2021], p.44


A Reaction

We see this in football supporters. They are thrilled by the glory of a great victory, but the reality is just the thrill of the players, and the exuberance in each supporter's mind. There is no further entity called the 'glory'. Green was a liberal.