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"There are many reasons to read Plato, among them the beauty and plasticity of his thought and the delightful character of Socrates, but surely one of the best reasons to read him is to be horrified. Read The Republic, putative wellspring of Western values, and you find that once you look past the glittering facade of Plato's rhetoric you are face to face with the ethic of the totalitarian regime." —p. 31
Holy shit.
— May 25, 2021 11:21AM
Holy shit.
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"A very dangerous principle is now being established as a social right: Thou shalt not hurt others with words." —p. 4
Wow. Considering that this book was written in 1993, the clarity with which the author describes the attacks on free speech was prescient. The "woke" era of illiberal discourse in America seems to be in full force now. This book is needed more than ever.
— May 21, 2021 01:52AM
Wow. Considering that this book was written in 1993, the clarity with which the author describes the attacks on free speech was prescient. The "woke" era of illiberal discourse in America seems to be in full force now. This book is needed more than ever.
