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“Escape From Freedom.” Starter excerpts
As I re-read Erich Fromm’s 1941 book, I see quotes that confirm my strong memories from 1965, when I first read it. When written, it was an analysis of why totalitarianism, primarily in the form of German and Italian fascism, … Continue reading
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How did democracy become the enemy? One book gave me the answer
In his eloquent NYT opinion piece,“How Democracy Become the Enemy,” Roger Cohen talks about what’s been going on in — primarily — Eastern Europe lately. The squib underneath his title reads, “In Hungary and Poland, the liberal West used to … Continue reading
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Tagged Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, how did democracy become the enemy, inalienable rights of man, Oratio de Hominis Dignitate, Pico della Mirandola, Roger Cohen, the Talmud, Thomas Jefferson
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