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On en trouve une expression particulièrement aboutie dans un livre de William Riker, Liberalism Against Populism, qui pourrait avantageusement figurer dans notre panthéon des antipopulistes s’il n’avait été publié bien plus tard, en 1982, et s’il n’était la mise en œuvre d’une autre approche scientiste dans les sciences sociales : la théorie du
... See moreAntoine Chollet • L'antipopulisme ou la nouvelle haine de la démocratie (French Edition)
But if the Supreme Court is ever composed of imprudent men or bad citizens, the Union may be plunged into anarchy or civil war.
Alexis de Tocqueville • Democracy in America, Volume I and II (Optimized for Kindle)
to more rational souls, the charade is a signal: spend your time elsewhere, because this game is not for real. Participation thus declines, especially among the sensible middle. Policy gets driven by the extremists at both ends.
Lawrence Lessig • Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
By contrast, modern political philosophers—from Immanuel Kant in the eighteenth century to John Rawls in the twentieth century—argue that the principles of justice that define our rights should not rest on any particular conception of virtue, or of the best way to live. Instead, a just society respects each person’s freedom to choose his or her own
... See moreMichael J. Sandel • Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Pour penser la politique, il faut être le plus rationnel possible, mais pour en faire il faut inévitablement utiliser les passions des autres hommes. L’activité politique est donc impure et c’est pourquoi je préfère la penser.
Raymond Aron • Le spectateur engage : Entretiens avec Jean-Louis Missika et Dominique Wolton (Littérature) (French Edition)

We think that human beings, at least in ethical theory, all have equal rights, and that justice involves equality; Aristotle thinks that justice involves, not equality, but right proportion, which is only sometimes equality
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Nascent Conservatism
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