The three things that make a strong nation are a common culture, language, and borders. A people who talk to each other, agree with each other on the larger parts, and are willing to defend each other, are a strong people. The most visible of those is the defense part. A strong nation must be willing to defend itself, and that willingness is shown through the people ready to fight. Sometimes this is a standing army. Other times it is a citizen army ready to stand up when an invader comes. The key point is that the people in general must be ready to fight and die to protect their people. A nation filled with men such as these will stand when times grow hard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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