I am grateful to the late Zef Nekaj (1919-2003), my professor at the Defense Language Institute (DFLI) who inspired me to study Albanian as a lens into the predictable behavior of global Communist-Socialist regimes and movements. I am indebted to my assistant and friend, Mrs. Christine Hartung, whose able management of my time and commitments allows me to research and write without completely ignoring all else. As always, I am able to minister through all means available because of the love, faithfulness, and encouragement of my wife, Mae. My son, John Michael Milton, a higher education professional in his own right, remains an irreplaceable source of love, wisdom, joy, and critical insight. I pray for ”all our children“—Kim, Jessica, Julie, Wayne, Amy, Heather, Matthew, and John Michael—who, with their children, will likely see a world that we will not. We have certain hope that though sin abounds, including the beast of Statism, Grace will abound more.