David Frye

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Lesson of the Berlin Wall, 30 Years Later

When historian David Frye wrote a book about walls, everyone asked him about Berlin. But what is the meaning of a wall that is no more?

By David Frye

Walls Don’t Just Keep People Out. History Shows They Also Change the People Inside

The first walls made possible a revolution in human society. We might call it the Civilian Revolution — that moment in each community when the majority of males chose to devote their lives to things other than warfare

By David Frye
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