As the soldier dies, so the nation comes alive

GROUPS DIE AND KILL TO PROVE THE REALITY OF A SACRED IDEAL

Devoted Actors die & kill in the name of Sacred Objects: Part IX

Human beings die and kill to prove the reality of a sacred idea or ideal. The nature of the entity of idea for which human beings die and kill is fungible. The mechanism is the same regardless of the nature of the ideal or entity. Memorials erected in the name of those who have died testify to the reality of the idea or ideal.