The citizen is no longer the judge of the dangers to which the law desires him to expose himself; and when the prince says to him: ‘It is expedient for the State that you should die,’ he ought to die, because it is only on that condition that he has been living in security up [...]
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The Philosophical Ideas Behind Political Power And Tyranny – Part Two
Posted in Socialism, Tyranny Also tagged Ernst Cassirer, F.S.C. Northrup, Freedom In Chains, G. W. F. Hegel, James Bovard, Johann Gottlieb Fichte 2 Comments
The Philosophical Ideas Behind Political Power And Tyranny – Part One
From the twelfth to the eighteenth century governmental authority grew continuously. The process was understood by all who saw it happening; it stirred them to incessant protest and violent reaction. In later times its growth has continued at an accelerated pace….And now we no longer understand the process, we no longer protest, we no longer [...]
