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The president who is most slandered as Hitler will probably prove to be the most zealous advocate of democratic government abroad, the staunchest friend of beleaguered Israel, and the greatest promoter of global individual freedom in our recent memory.

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Victor Davis Hanson
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: September 5
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