George Herbert Mead — American Philosopher born on February 27, 1863, died on April 26, 1931

George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. He is regarded as one of the founders of social psychology and the American sociological tradition in general... (wikipedia)

Imagery is not past but present. It rests with what we call our mental processes to place these images in a temporal order.
In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves.
Society is unity in diversity.
Man lives in a world of meaning.
What gives it its human character is that the individual through language addresses himself in the role of the others in the group and thus becomes aware of them in his own conduct.