Martin Kilson is arguing with a phantom of his own making. Yet I am grateful for his letter because it so vividly illustrates the distorting powers of the enemy-memory that I discussed in my essay. One will note in his …
It is only human to give our enemies a distinct territory in our memory, which is why we hear the buzz of summer’s first mosquito with alarm. We think only fools don’t remember their enemies, because remembering is preparedness. And, …
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