"Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and……" — Victor Davis Hanson
"Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill."
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44 Quotes by Victor Davis Hanson
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Can-do Americans courageously go about their duty in Iraq - mostly unafraid that a culture of 2,000 years, the reality…
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Western societies from ancient Athens to imperial Rome to the French republic rarely collapsed because of a shortage of resources…
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Did either the nonexistent or the measured response after a series of attacks on Americans the past decade - in…
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For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al…
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It is rather the nature of America - our freewheeling, outspoken, prosperous, liberty-loving citizens extend equality to women, homosexuals, minorities,…
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Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.
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Taking on all at once Germany, Japan, and Italy - diverse enemies all - did not require the weeding out…
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The American people are not naifs who yearn for isolationism, but they are starting to ask some hard questions about…
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The United States military is now evolving geometrically as it gains experience from near-constant fighting and grafts new technology daily.…
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I wish I could attribute the absence of any conventional Arab offensive in the last 20 years to a change…
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Victory may now require a level of force deemed objectionable by civilized peoples, meaning that some, for justifiable reasons, may…
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In Iraq #1 we stayed within U.N. mandates, limited our response, went home after Kuwait was freed - and were…
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