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Borderland cultures emphasize freedom, egalitarianism, and self-reliance, which Jiang says makes them formidable warriors despite lacking cities, writing, or formal technology.
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Warriors
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"You hire foreign mercenaries. Right? That's what China does. Or that's what China did in its history. You can't trust your own army, so..."
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"...freedom, egalitarianism, and self -reliance. And as such, these were amazing warriors. Okay? So let's look at an example. Let's look at the Vikings,..."
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"three, their kids were learning how to swim, how to row boats, how to cook, how to hunt, how to fight, how to ride..."
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History is not a cycle, and it is not a line moving politely toward truth.
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