On the recordMarch 12, 2014
My definition of that condition is that a nation is in decline when it can no longer bring itself to do those things that deep down it knows it needs to do for its own good.
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congress.govJames Jones: “My definition of that condition is that a nation is in decline when it can no longer bring itself to do those things…”
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Jones defines national decline in terms of failing to act on critical needs.
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