Thank you for posting it on HN. Its fascinating to see Sassoon's private position. Its an interesting frame to his public opposition. I'm aware his branch of

Thank you for posting it on HN. Its fascinating to see Sassoon's private position. Its an interesting frame to his public opposition. I'm aware his branch of the family had no power, yet given his background I still found some entries shocking if not somewhat conspiratorial in the fullness of their expression. For instance, entered just before the "Soldiers Declaration": "The rulers of England have always relied on the ignorance and patient credulity of the crowd. If the crowd could see into their cynical hearts it would lynch the dictators" [Image 8. Journal, 19 June 1917-6 July 1917].