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The Spirit of Sacrifice November 4, 2003 As the War Between the States raged, the humorist Artemus Ward announced, “I have already given two cousins to the war, and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife’s brother.” I think of those words every time I hear our leaders and pundits say that we must show our “resolve” and our “will” in Iraq, despite the growing number of American casualties. The neoconservatives in particular stand ready to sacrifice as many goyim as it takes. Even if you think this war isn’t especially necessary, you have to admire such determination. When your...