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> [Our institutions, if they do not erode entirely, can survive periods of decadence brought on by our material success, eras when the whole notion of civic militarism seems bothersome, and in which free speech is used to focus on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/our-institutions-if-they-do-not-erode-entirely-can-survive-periods-of/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

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> [It is rather the nature of America - our freewheeling, outspoken, prosperous, liberty-loving citizens extend equality to women, homosexuals, minorities, and almost anyone who comes to our shores, and thereby create desire and with it shame for that desire. Indeed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/it-is-rather-the-nature-of-america-our-freewheeling-outspoken/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

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## Other authors on Decadence

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-basia-16607.jpg) Jean Lorrain 16 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/jean-lorrain/)
- [Bernard Capes 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/bernard-capes/)
- [Jennifer Birkett 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/jennifer-birkett/)
- [Asti Hustvedt 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decadence/asti-hustvedt/)

## More by Victor Davis Hanson

> [I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change of political climate or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/i-wish-i-could-attribute-the-absence-of-any-conventional-arab/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [Offering 'comprehensive' reform usually means years of arguing and horse-trading among pressure groups to get anything done. By the time all the special interests…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/offering-comprehensive-reform-usually-means-years-of-arguing-and/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/often-the-pretexts-for-starting-a-war-are-not-real-shortages-of-land/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [I see a continuation of the populist outrage that prompted the Brexit and sparked the Bernie Sanders campaign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/i-see-a-continuation-of-the-populist-outrage-that-prompted-the-brexit/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [States are like people. They do not question the awful status quo until some dramatic event overturns the conventional and lax way of thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/states-are-like-people-they-do-not-question-the-awful-status-quo/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [“Nicholas Monsarrat’s epic postwar novel of the Battle of the Atlantic, The Cruel Sea, is a quite different, nightmarish elemental story of men at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/nicholas-monsarrat-s-epic-postwar-novel-of-the-battle-of-the-atlantic/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [The wisdom and spirit of Churchill not only saved Britain from the Third Reich but saved Western civilization from a Nazi Dark Ages when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/the-wisdom-and-spirit-of-churchill-not-only-saved-britain-from-the/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to train thousands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/for-all-the-criticism-about-warlords-it-is-now-likely-that/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [The columnist like myself or people at Stanford University don't wake up in the morning and see their job outsourced. Yet we promote free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/the-columnist-like-myself-or-people-at-stanford-university-don-t-wake/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [A country that cannot count its own illegal aliens - estimates range from 8-12 million - with a porous 2,000 mile border is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/a-country-that-cannot-count-its-own-illegal-aliens-estimates-range/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [“Japan would live and die by the race card—defining (and demonizing) America as “white” and thus Japan as a kindred but clearly superior “yellow”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/japan-would-live-and-die-by-the-race-card-defining-and-demonizing/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [The gradual decline of a society is often a self-induced process of trying to meet ever-expanding appetites, rather than a physical inability to produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/the-gradual-decline-of-a-society-is-often-a-self-induced-process-of/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [Western elites - the beneficiaries of 60 years of peace and prosperity achieved by the sacrifices to defeat fascism and Communism - are unhappy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/western-elites-the-beneficiaries-of-60-years-of-peace-and-prosperity/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality of geography, the sheer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/can-do-americans-courageously-go-about-their-duty-in-iraq-mostly/)

[Victor Davis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-davis-hanson/)

> [I think there's a group of students - whether it's the micro-aggression or the safe space or the trigger warning that garner a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-davis-hanson/i-think-there-s-a-group-of-students-whether-it-s-the-micro-aggression/)

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