Here's another Whittemore quote suitable for these times:

"...unfortunately barbarians do seem to serve a purpose in history, for when we have them as enemies at our gates we no longer have to judge ourselves. For a brief moment, anyway, our innate savagery is safely out there beyond the city walls and we can rejoice in in our self-righteousness and be smug in our petty civic virtues"

Nile Shadows again

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: Now you've got the Iraquis saying it!
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: For 2 years, I have used the following quote
: from Nile Shadows ast my e-mail signature.
: No matter what your stance is on the
: meaning of 9-11, it rings true even more
: today.
: "Why is it the Mongols of this world
: always tell us they're defending us
: against the Mongols?"
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