Author: Victor Davis Hanson

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

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

- Victor Davis Hanson

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

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

- Victor Davis Hanson

Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.

Any time the Western way of war can be unleashed on an enemy stupid enough to enter its arena, victory is assured.

- 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.

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.

- Victor Davis Hanson

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