Thursday, February 25, 2010

early diss

The U.S.A. did not even exist yet when its founders began dissing Russia:
It is a maxim with some great military judges, that with sensible officers soldiers can hardly be too stupid; and on this principle it is thought that the Russians would make the best troops in the world, if they were under officers other than their own.
letter from Alexander Hamilton to John Jay, March 14, 1779

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