... to him that Vegetius's line is attributed at the beginning ... 1973, he thundered that "our time's grotesque reality" was -- no,...one that enslaves. His all-time favorite nation? China during the...final reckoning, giving an enemy time to gain strength. The foundation...Western "science and knowledge": every time he quoted a Western writer...and easily, any time he needed a gun. - Laura Ingalls Wilder...