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12 Post author: NancyLebovitz 12 September 2011 05:44PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 September 2011 10:38:25AM *  1 point [-]

I agree that you can't reason by historical analogy alone, but do you think historical analogies should be left out entirely?

I strongly agree that American character has been shaped by the feeling of just war, and if one identifies with the north, then with victory in just wars.