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Weak men, hard times

Mob violence and chaos play into Trump’s hands

13 June 2020

9:00 AM

13 June 2020

9:00 AM

Kudos to a writer you’ve probably never heard of – G. Michael Hopf – who has recently written an aphorism you are likely to hear much more of. Here it is:

‘Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

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