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Without Commonly Shared And Widely Entrenched Moral Values And Obligations, Neither The Law, Nor Democratic Government, Nor Even The Market Economy Will Function Properly.

Truth And Love Will Overcome Lies And Hatred.

If Every Day A Man Takes Orders In Silence From An Incompetent Superior, If Every Day He Solemnly Performs Ritual Acts Which He Privately Finds Ridiculous, If He Unhesitatingly Gives Answers To Questionnaires Which Are Contrary To His Real Opinions And Is Prepared To Deny His Own Self In Public, If He Sees No Difficulty In Feigning Sympathy Or Even Affection Where, In Fact, He Feels Only Indifference Or Aversion, It Still Does Not Mean That He Has Entirely Lost The Use Of One Of The Basic Human Senses, Namely, The Sense Of Humiliation.

I Cannot Imagine That I Could Strive For Something If I Did Not Carry Hope In Me.

Ultimately, Power Only Really Listens To Power, And If Government Is To Be Improved, We Must Be Able To Threaten Its Existence, Not Merely Its Reputation.