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Will Patriotism Push America Into an Unconstitutional War?
We cannot go to war on the whim of a single person and automatic obedience by well-meaning men and women who profess loyalty to a Constitution they don’t understand.
- Muckey Edwards
- The National Interest
Last week I had the good fortune to hear one of America’s leading military officers deliver a thoughtful and inspiring address to a small group—there were about fifty of us—of people who have been concerned about the direction of the country.
The meeting was private so I won’t reveal the speaker’s name, but despite my own high regard for him, and the pleasing tenor of his remarks, there was nonetheless a…