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“There is nothing puzzling ... about America's gratuitously aggressive foreign policy or about the oligarchs' successful efforts to drag the Republic into five wars. What an aggressive foreign policy accomplishes by slow degrees, a state of war accomplishes in a trice. Overnight [war] kills reform, overnight it transforms insurgents into traitors and the Republic into an imperiled realm. Overnight it strangles free politics, distracts and overawes the citizenry. Overnight it blasts public hope.”

Quote by Walter Karp

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Walter Karp was an American journalist recognized for his political analysis and commentary. Born on May 14, 1934, and passing away on July 19, 1989, Karp made substantial contributions to journalism over several decades. more

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