Then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to voters in South Carolina on Feb. 12, 2016. Clinton has made several statements about the positive nature of "progress." Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The ancient Chinese author of “The Art of War”wrote that “supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” This advice applies to political debate.
Clifford Humphrey
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Clifford Humphrey is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Director of Admissions for Thales College. He holds a PhD in politics from Hillsdale College, and he resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.