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Episode 124: “The Abolition of Man” by C. S. Lewis, Ch. 1

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Will This Generation Die for King and Country?

In N 19 35, famous oxford union debate where the subject was a, the topic of debate wasa, will this generation die for king and country? There were arguments pro and con. And lowis and tolken did not fall into either one of them. But neither did they go the other way of becoming cynics and nihilists. Tolkin especially so careful in his work to say, war is not romantic. It's horrible. Even when you win, you're really messed up forever. Some things are still worth fighting for. I'm he says, you're going to end up in thinking that nothing is true. That now we think education is just propaganda. He

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