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Two Enemies of the Enlightenment: 3 – Joseph de Maistre

Isaiah Berlin

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Savages Are Among the Refuse of Mankind

"If this is what men are like, then of course they need strong government. That is perfectly clar and what kind of strong government must they have? Well, the kind of strong governmen which they mus they must have is a go given to them in some irrational fashion," he says. "Something which reason cannot reach, to which reason cannot disintegrate."

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