"""it represents the same fear of the unknown that created the Maginot line.""" If by "unknown" you refer to rival armies invading your country, yes, but it is

"""it represents the same fear of the unknown that created the Maginot line.""" If by "unknown" you refer to rival armies invading your country, yes, but it is still a very strange phrasing. It wasn't build to protect from squirrels and tourists, you know...