The Stakes: Defending Leo Strauss ft. Michael Millerman
The American Mind
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Those Are Two of His Items on the Positive Side of the Ledger
Strauss was willing to criticize democracy and read thinkers who saw its flaws, as we've already talked about. He also says that one of the strengths of democracy is that it gives freedom to those who care for humn excellence. But he could not do what he did, both as a thinker, writer and as a teacher. Cause, remember, you can get in trouble with communicating a dangerous ideas to the young.
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