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Civilization Requires Deterrence

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Civilization Requires Deterrence
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Victor Davis Hanson
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Deterrence is the ancient ability to scare somebody off from hurting you, your friends, or your interests—without a major war.

Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson
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Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and military historian. He is a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, a senior fellow in classics and military history at Stanford University, a fellow of Hillsdale College, and a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness. Mr. Hanson has written 17 books, including “The Western Way of War,” “Fields Without Dreams,” “The Case for Trump,” and “The Dying Citizen.”
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