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Summary
This text explores the tension between authority and liberty, arguing that while dictators are fallible (citing Marcus Aurelius), authority is a necessary prerequisite for liberty to exist. It references John Stuart Mill and Isaiah Berlin to suggest that in chaotic or deprived conditions (like Iraq in 2006-2007), basic security and needs take precedence over individual freedoms.
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| Marcus Aurelius | ||
| Mill | ||
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| Charlemagne | ||
| Isaiah Berlin | ||
| Shakespeare |
Timeline (1 events)
Iraq in 2006 and 2007
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Key Quotes (5)
"If even such a ruler as Marcus Aurelius could be so monumentally wrong, then no dictator... could ever ultimately be trusted in his judgment."Source
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"Liberty, as a principle, has no application to any state of things anterior to the time when mankind have become capable of being improved by free and equal discussion."Source
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"For without authority, however dictatorial, there is a fearful void, as we all know too well from Iraq in 2006 and 2007."Source
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"Men who live in conditions where there is not sufficient food, warmth, shelter, and the minimum degree of security can scarcely be expected to concern themselves with freedom of contract or of the press."Source
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Quote #4
"there are situations . . . in which boots are superior to the works of Shakespeare"Source
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