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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: one_less who wrote (39033)11/27/2001 2:58:16 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
All authority is imaginary except that which is purely materialistic (forced)

Authority is forced when it is resisted. It is unforced when it is embraced. You need to remark the difference, because it is extremely important...

And do you believe that all authority has moral equivalence? This is important for people to understand: Authority has no moral value.

There are many reasons to follow secular authority; not the least being self interest, and intellectual agreement...