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I Think People Are Beating Each Other Up In The Halls Of Congress, As They Did In The Late 1850s.

The Easily Ridiculed, So-so Status Quo Often Hides Herculean Efforts By Those Whom We Take For Granted, And Who, Working In The Shadows, Guarantee Civilization Instead Of Chaos.

I Think The Democrat Party Is Taking Its Cue From The Media. When The Media Has A Narrative, Whether It's The Use Of Profanity, The Democratic Party Follows It.

Western Societies From Ancient Athens To Imperial Rome To The French Republic Rarely Collapsed Because Of A Shortage Of Resources Or Because Foreign Enemies Proved Too Numerous Or Formidable In Arms - Even When Those Enemies Were Grim Macedonians Or Germans. Rather, In Times Of Peace And Prosperity There Arose An Unreal View Of The World Beyond Their Borders, One That Was The Product Of Insularity Brought About By Success, And An Intellectual Arrogance That For Some Can Be The Unfortunate Byproduct Of An Enlightened Society.

Behind Every American Soldier, Dozens Of Their Countrymen Tonight Sleep Soundly — And Hundreds More In Their Shadow Abroad Will Wake Up Alive And Safe.