02-02-2018, 08:18 PM
(02-02-2018, 07:19 PM)michaelsean Wrote: And maybe I’m missing the context or it’s much more complex. It’s saying I submit to tyranny when I renounce the difference. What tyranny am I submitting to if I do that? Is it talking about if I join a tyrant in doing this?
The idea is that this sort of thing is a precursor to tyranny. That someone with tyrannical ambitions will utilize this attack on reality in their efforts to usurp power or circumvent the law.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
