September 23, 2007

Common sense 101 – avoidance of war.

For the cold war’s real lesson is the same one that Sun Tzu and Vegetius taught: conflict happens; power matters. It’s better to be strong than to be weak; you’re safer if others know that you’re ready to stand up for yourself than if you’re proudly outspoken about your defenselessness or your unwillingness to fight.
"The Peace Racket." By Bruce Bawer, City Journal, Summer 2007.

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