Not With a Bang But a Whimper: The Politics & Culture of Decline
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As Montaigne tells us, there is no torture greater than that of a man who is unable to express what is in his soul.
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most men, instead of reasoning from first principles on all occasions, need the aid of the accumulated wisdom of custom, precept and prejudice most of the time if they are to live a moral life in reasonable harmony and happiness with one another.