Bent Notes

Before there is the establishment of the rule of law, there must of necessity be heroism

So says James Bowman in an important essay in the Summer 2007 issue of The New Atlantis.

It kind of reminds me of a point Diana West makes in The Death of the Grown-Up: that we find it fairly easy to honor military figures who endure imprisonment or engage in rescue operations, but not so easy to laud the valor of the one who distinguishes himself in the act of fighting evil.

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3 Responses to “Before there is the establishment of the rule of law, there must of necessity be heroism”

Mr. Dings Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Bertolt Brecht: “Pity the land that needs heroes.”
Bentnotesmanhisself Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
That sounds like something a Freedom-Hater utterly lacking in a moral foundation like Brecht would say.
Mr. Dings Says:
December 6th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Benevolent anarchy, my son. Didn’t you dig his Galileo?

Before there is the establishment of the rule of law, there must of necessity be heroism

3 Responses to “Before there is the establishment of the rule of law, there must of necessity be heroism”

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