The political trend is always to be observed, partly as a spectacle, partly for one’s own safety. The liberal is dissatisfied with regime; the anarch passes through their sequence — as inoffensively as possible — like a suite of rooms. This is the recipe for anyone who cares more about the substance of the world than its shadow — the philosopher, the artist, the believer. Anonymous
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In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche , “The political trend is always to be observed, partly as a spectacle, partly for one’s own safety. The liberal is dissatisfied with regime; the anarch passes through their sequence – as inoffensively as possible – like a suite of rooms. This is the recipe for anyone who cares more about the substance of the world than its shadow – the philosopher, the artist, the believer.

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