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Full Idea
There is nothing like a war to build a sense of common purpose, of being in the same boat, and to generate the kind of interaction between people that breaks down divisive social boundaries.
Gist of Idea
The best way to build a cohesive community is to be involved in a war
Source
Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014])
Book Ref
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.182
A Reaction
A nice warning to those who over-do or simplify communitarianism. Alternatively, the greatest sign of health in a community is that citizens have almost no interest in one another?