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[โ€“] Steeve@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools" -Thucydides

[โ€“] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

America has prioritized strength over intellect for about a century now. It's not going great.