If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be p…

Thomas Sowell
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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press
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If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. ✨ Thomas Sowell (1993). Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays, Hoover Inst Press

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