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view of what motivates mankind — all yearning for liberty, no yearning for power or revenge — Trump drastically simplifies human motivation in his own way. As history has shown, people will fight and die for faiths and ideologies when these have nothing to do with prosperity, or actively destroy it.

Also, it should be said that standing for democratic ideals is an enormous part of America’s appeal around the world, and if we get into a competition with China purely over who is richer and can cut more deals, we are kicking away a major advantage. That’s likely an insight for another president, though. Trump has his doctrine.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

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