46 “Liberty is the fruit of virtue,” Mr. MacIntyre warns, “virtue is not the fruit of liberty.” (www.unz.com) posted 216 days ago by Graphenium 216 days ago by Graphenium +49 / -3 The American Right Grows Up Auron MacIntyre, The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies, Regnery, 2024, 208 pp. The American Right talks about power, realism, and human nature. It acts politically like a naïve child. The American Left talks about equality, empathy, and... 39 comments share 39 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Irrelevant.
"But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist."