Lee Harris on historical forgetfulness

One of the themes of Harris's Civilization and Its Enemies (2004) is the inherent danger to civilization of forgetting the prerequisites for its own existence. In particular, prosperity and security beget an unwillingness to risk one's individual or national life; but when one is faced with ruthless enemies, it will sometimes be necessary to take such risks in order to avoid enslavement and the destruction of one's civilization . . . . CONTINUE