Did Western Civilization reach its peak in the victory of World War II? What has happened to America and the West since then? How can we honor the memory of those who fought in World War II when the country they loved has transformed so dramatically?
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It is a little surprising, considering how accurate is our knowledge of the poetry, philosophy, and art, the wars, religion, and political institutions of the ancients, that we have so vague a
Western civilization reached its peak shortly before WWI. It has been downhill ever since.
Agreed.