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Jiang presents Lincoln's bereavement letter as grounding an American military theology in which the Republic or democracy functions as sacred and sacrifice is justified by freedom and liberty.
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Sacrifice
Jiang presents Lincoln's bereavement letter as grounding an American military theology in which the Republic or democracy functions as sacred and sacrifice is justified by freedom and liberty.
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Jiang argues that an alleged strike on a Tehran school, even amid uncertainty over responsibility, would function as an all-in sacrifice that provokes Iranian resistance.
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He says the French nation is a social contract in which rights create citizen equity in the game, and citizens repay that equity by sacrificing for the nation.
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The course offers a path rather than instant immortality or godhood; the path requires focus and sacrifice over a lifelong journey.
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He says defeating Frankism/Pax Judaica requires a long-term posture like the adversary: calm, sacrifice, learning, belief in humanity, and planning beyond a single lifetime.
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He says Zionism has won because its believers sacrifice, organize energetically, work together, and reproduce above replacement, making Israel a healthy and energetic nation.
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Proto-Indo-European mythology is framed as a mythology of violence, struggle, dominance, and conquest, beginning with Man sacrificing Twin to create the world.
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He argues that public mass killing has a recurring sacrificial form, citing Aztec, Phoenician/Carthaginian, and Roman examples before extending the pattern to Gaza.
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"...pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours very sincerely and respectfully, A. Lincoln."
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"Great, great. Okay. The sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Okay? So our democracy, our Republic is our God and our sacrifice is worth..."
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"You sacrifice yourself for your religion, sacrifice yourself for the common good. So think of the death of Khamenei as a sacrifice, a self..."
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"...the world that we are now all in. We've made the sacrifice. We are now committed to this war, to winning this war at..."
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"But given past actions from the Israelis, this is fairly consistent with what they've done. So we can assume that this is something the..."
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"is important do you want to others as you would want others to do onto you okay so you can't kill anyone okay and..."
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"citizens and in return its citizens must be willing to sacrifice its life for the nation and that's why um the French Revolution was..."
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"...is a path. But it's up to you to focus and sacrifice yourself on this path into enlightenment. Okay? Metaphor, a simple analogy is..."
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"But it's a journey that requires sacrifice. It's a journey that requires you to fully learn the great books. I can't teach you all..."
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"...term. They're willing to work together. They're willing to make necessary sacrifices to achieve heaven on earth in their eyes, okay? And so we..."
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"It becomes obvious. It becomes narrow -minded. It becomes insular, okay? And so Pax Judaea will fall. We don't know how long Pax Judaea..."
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"Hi, professor. I've always loved history and it's been a blessing finding your teachings. I wish I had a class like this in school...."
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