Post by: roo_ster on July 11, 2008, 03:23:30 PM
http://liberalfascism.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmYxZDkyMWYzMzg5NGYzNzVjNzkwZGE0MTA2ZTNhZmQ=
Hidden in the heart of this striving for Liberty there was also a deep hatred of personal freedom. That invaluable man Rousseau first revealed it. In his perfect democracy, only the state religion is permitted, slavery is restored, and the individual is told that he has really willed (though he didn't know it) whatever the Government tells him to do. From that starting point, via Hegel (another indispensable propagandist on our side), we easily contrived both the Nazi and the Communist state. Even in England we were pretty successful. I heard the other day that in that country a man could not, without a permit, cut down his own tree with his own axe, make it into planks with his own saw, and use the planks to build a toolshed in his own garden.
- C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters
"...the interconnectedness of Rousseauean ideology, the horrors of the twentieth century, and the modern nanny state, I thought Id share it with you."
Post by: cosine on July 11, 2008, 04:11:32 PM
It's been a while since I read it though, so I had forgotten about that quote.
Post by: Tallpine on July 11, 2008, 05:30:13 PM
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I heard the other day that in that country a man could not, without a permit, cut down his own tree with his own axe
That would be Colorado - at least certain counties
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 11, 2008, 07:55:51 PM
Post by: The Annoyed Man on July 11, 2008, 08:04:01 PM
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I heard the other day that in that country a man could not, without a permit, cut down his own tree with his own axe
That would be Colorado - at least certain counties
