โTruth on earth is not, nor can it aspire to be, the whole truth. It is limited, not comprehensive; particular, not universal.โ - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, The Dignity of Difference
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I spent twenty-five years in the military and more than a decade teaching, researching, and writing about strategy, war, warfare, and other national security topics.