Mises Daily
Author:
Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
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In 1896, Brooks Adams wrote a book called The Law of Civilization and Decay . Like most late-19th-century commentators, he believed that his country was nearing a watershed in its history. But unless America rallied around a strong leader, the center of world power, which he thought might be about to shift from England to the United States, would