For the Party to succeed in achieving these aims, Aflaq insisted that the Baath had to be nationalist, populist, socialist and revolutionary.

[A]nd, better than all—better than the prism-tion of Wellintown—the narrow-mouthishness of Bathos—the animadversiveness of Whistmoreland—and the digastic honesty of Mr. Peile—we have got rid of John Lord Weldon’s ears!!!

But let no idle Donatist of Amsterdam dream hence of an Utopical perfection.

I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody.