It's Been Said Before

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In reference to "Napoleonic retreat" (Op-Ed, Wednesday): Nearly 2,000 years ago, Livy told us Hannibal thought the Gallic people were perfidious by nature and could not be counted on.

Five hundred years ago, Niccolo Machiavelli, commenting on Livy, reaffirmed that men born in the same country exhibit the same characteristics. Jeanne Kirkpatrick's observation, referenced in the column, only affirms what others said long ago.

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