17min chapter

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Kermit Roosevelt III on Theodore Roosevelt and the Collapse of Honor (PT 1)

The Daily Stoic

CHAPTER

Questioning Authority and System Fairness

The chapter explores how the system can lead individuals to lose faith and raise doubts about authority. It discusses the concept of delay of gratification, how it is affected by the environment and trust in authority figures. Additionally, it argues that people's cynicism and lack of trust in the system is a rational response to the truth of what the system truly represents.

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