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In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.


Criss Jami


#belief #clinging #conservatism #conservative #essence

Humans do not simply, innocently, and honestly disagree with each other about the good, the just, the right, the principles and applications of moral distinction and valuation, for they are already caught, like it or not, in a complex dynamic of each other’s desires, recognition, power, and comparisons which not only relativizes moral distinctions and valuations, but makes them a constant and dangerous source of discord.


Gregory B. Sadler


#desire #disagreements #moral-theory #morality #philosophy

The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home


James Madison


#political-philosophy

Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man


Jean-Jacques Rousseau


#politics #society #political-philosophy

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.


H.G. Wells


#political-philosophy

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so.


Ronald Reagan


#political-philosophy #political-philosophy

Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.


Carl Schmitt


#political-theory #politics #political-philosophy

Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion of ambition.


Ayn Rand


#political #psychology #reason #statism #political-philosophy

I mean, you can't be a revolutionary after the revolution, can you? Didn't we all struggle so that kids like Lil wouldn't have to?


Cory Doctorow


#political-philosophy

the average man does not want to be free. he simply wants to be safe.


H.L. Mencken


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