Defense Secretary Jim Mattis just gave the most wide-ranging, profoundly thoughtful interview of his tenure so far as Pentagon chief, touching on the country’s deep political divide, the fundamental nature of war, the role of the diplomacy, the value of education in defeating ideology, the lessons of history, the similarities between the administrations of Obama and Trump, and the power of the individual to effect change.

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