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Tag Archives: Leo Strauss
In The Beginning There Was Terror
Machiavelli’s return to the beginning means return to the primeval or original terror which precedes every man-made terror, which explains why the founder must use terror and which enables him to use terror. .. Continue reading
Leo Strauss On The Heart Of The Surface Of Things
I have been reading Leo Strauss’ Thoughts On Machiavelli. Strauss reminds us that Marlowe had Machiavelli say on stage that, “I hold there is no sin but ignorance”. Here is Strauss‘ own deep insight into the surface of things that … Continue reading
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