Ninety miles from the South Eastern tip of the United States, Liberty has no stead. In order for Liberty to exist and thrive, Tyranny must be identified, recognized, confronted and extinguished.
No, not even that is true. Some, few, skate through. But they often become prisoners, even victims, of the regimes they "run". Lenin, Stalin, any of the Russian leaders... which of them was murdered? No one will ever know. Stalin got away with murdering both of his wives, so being married to privilege wasn't... so great. Stalin, Eva Braun, Any of the Il's, really. Pol Pot seemed to make it, but few others really did, or lived comfortably or easily as it might seem. Happily, in that, somehow, limited as it is. But certainly those who worked for those systems didn't fair well.
No, not even that is true. Some, few, skate through. But they often become prisoners, even victims, of the regimes they "run". Lenin, Stalin, any of the Russian leaders... which of them was murdered? No one will ever know. Stalin got away with murdering both of his wives, so being married to privilege wasn't... so great. Stalin, Eva Braun, Any of the Il's, really. Pol Pot seemed to make it, but few others really did, or lived comfortably or easily as it might seem. Happily, in that, somehow, limited as it is. But certainly those who worked for those systems didn't fair well.
ReplyDeleteNo, nobody wins when the state controls force.