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“War seems to come out of nowhere, like rust that suddenly pops up on iron after a storm.”

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Victor Davis Hanson is an American historian renowned for his research on ancient Greek history. His works cover a wide range of topics from the classical era to modern political and social issues. more

“In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sources.”

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Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“Apologizing for our past sins may reveal character and for a time lessen anti-Americanism abroad, but if it is done without acknowledging that the sins of America are the sins of mankind, and that our remedies are so often exceptional, then it only earns transitory applause—and a more lasting contempt that we ourselves do not believe in the values we profess.”

Source: The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern

“History has shown that a government's redistribution of shrinking wealth, in preference to a private sector's creation of new sources of it, can prove more destructive than even the most deadly enemy.”

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“Even in its third century, America is still the most meritocratic nation in the world.”

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Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.”

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Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.”

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Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“And who knows which is which and who is who.”

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“I have invested the best part of my adult political life in helping to try to build up this movement and I am far from perfect but I do think I am able, through the media, to deliver a good, simple, understandable message.”

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“The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.”

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