Democracies cannot fight like totalitarian systems because they care about every soldier and cannot throw soldiers into a meat grinder to compensate for lack of resources or military skill; this structural difference constrains how democracies can sustain wars of attrition.
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Stephen CotkinEvidence Quote
“democracies can't fight like that we care about every one of our soldiers on the battlefield... Stalin could do that and he did do that”
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The Legacy of Stalin's Leadership During World War II and Its Relevance to Today's War in Ukraine— The Bush School of Government & Public ServiceCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:22:07 PM
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