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July 19, 2012
The political infant
He who lets himself in for politics, that is, for power and force as means, contracts with diabolical powers and for his action it is not true that good can follow only from good and evil only from evil,but that often the opposite is true. Anyone who fails to see this is, indeed, a political infant. -- Max Weber, "Politics as a Vocation" (1946: 122-123)
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 19, 2012 8:57 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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As the greatest liar tells more truth than falsehoods, so may it be said of the worst man, that he does more good than evil--
Samuel Johnson
Posted by: james wilson at July 19, 2012 9:47 AM
Maybe the German is easier to follow.
Posted by: Fat Man at July 19, 2012 7:39 PM