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“I do not, in short, myself believe it is in the least bit undignified to confess to having been critically influenced in one's thinking by a teacher, or a faculty, or a book; but the accent these days is so strong on atomistic intellectual independence that to suggest such a thing is, as I have noted, highly inflammatory.”

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Book:Up from Liberalism
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Up from Liberalism

This book delves into the evolution of political and social thought, examining the transition from liberalism to other ideologies. more

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