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6 Quotes: C.S. Lewis on government, economics, and freedom

By Filings on Sun, 12/03/17
Society & Culture
C.S. Lewis
Government
Political Philosophy

“Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State’s honey and avoiding the sting? Let us make no mistake about the sting. The Swedish sadness is only a foretaste. To live his life in his own way, to call his house his castle, to enjoy the fruits of his own labour, to educate his children as his conscience directs, to save for their prosperity after his death—these are wishes deeply ingrained in civilised man. Their realization is almost as necessary to our virtues as to our happiness. From their total frustration disastrous results both moral and psychological might follow.” PowerBlog

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