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The Morality of Everyday Life: Rediscovering an Ancient Alternative to the Liberal Tradition by Thomas Fleming
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Ahab cannot be free of his obsession until the whale “spouts black blood and rolls fin out.” As Melville realized (and as Barry Goldwater’s speechwriter did not), extremism in the defense of liberty—or even of virtue itself—is, in fact, a ...more
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“Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.”
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