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A Powerful Government and a Weak Nation

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THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025
Despondency is not a state of humility. On the contrary, it is the vexation and despair of a cowardly pride; nothing is worse. Whether we stumble or whether we fall, we must only think of rising again and going on in our course.
– Francois Fenelon

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
April 3, 2025
A Powerful Government and a Weak Nation
For many Americans, it is an article of faith that a vast and powerful federal government equals a great and strong nation. Actually, it’s the exact opposite. The more powerful the federal government, the weaker the nation. Contrariwise, the smaller and weaker the federal government, the more powerful the nation. Part of the problem here is that many Americans have been taught to …
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