v******a 发帖数: 45075 | 1 The historical imperative
America has been described as isolationist. The truth is, argues James Rubin ,
it has always been engaged globally - as warrior, banker, priest and
philosopher
James Rubin
Guardian
Saturday March 16, 2002
George Santayana's maxim about forgetting history and repeating history has
been so often and oppressively quoted that it has become the very symbol of
cliche. But there is at least one precinct of American life in which the
famous admonition still has the power to sti |
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