Sunday, December 13, 2020

Idealists excite us but at what cost?

This is another of John Humphreys' interesting pieces in his 'Unthinkable' column in The Irish Times. It appeared in Thursday's paper.

A quote from Reinhold Niebuhr in the article:
'Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary'


https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/in-defence-of-realism-idealists-excite-us-but-at-what-cost-1.4427767#.X9I9dHzhhbk.mailto

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