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\u201cOf all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for
\nthe good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
\nIt would be better to live under robber barons than
\nunder omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s
\ncruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some
\npoint be satiated; but those who torment
\nus for our own good will torment us without end for
\nthey do so with the approval of their own conscience.<\/p>\n

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cOf all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own… <\/p>\n

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