Welcoming Strangers: The Real Measure of National Strength

History remembers nations that mistook cruelty for strength. Empires built on exclusion often found their walls closing inward as suspicion spread. Xenophobia may promise unity, but it actually shrinks a country. Fear demands new enemies because the original solidarity was never real. Excluding foreigners carries both moral and economic costs. Scientists leave, businesses avoid opening, and talent flows to more welcoming places. Nations that endure treat outsiders as assets rather than threats. True strength comes from confidence and restraint, not from bullying the vulnerable.

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