The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.
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The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.
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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. …” – C.S. Lewis
It’s worth looking up the entire quote, but the first line is the gist of it.
Much of Mr. Lewis’ material is worth looking up, indeed.
Autonomy of the individual but there can be no property. Absurdist indeed.
This guy died before I was born. They’re still running the exact same scam. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It’s interesting that he noticed that as a communist.