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The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization

The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization
The ruins of the ancient Roman Forum during a sunset in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 3, 2017. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images
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Civilization is fragile. It hinges on ensuring the stuff of life.

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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