C. S. Lewis on tyranny

[eleneariel]

Of all the tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely expressed for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under
robber barons than under omnipotent busybodies.

~C.S. Lewis

Comments

[ransomedsea.livejournal.com]

"Omnipotent busybodies" just made that quote hilarious. I was all "ohh, deeeep---wha...ahahahahaha!"


Sorry.

[http://users.livejournal.com/patrick___/]

Sounds like some some of the things Reinhold Niebuhr wrote in the book I'm reading right now (Irony of American History). Communism was particularly ironic this way!

[victoriaeremita.livejournal.com]

C.S. Lewis will always hold a special place in my heart. He is genius!

[ruthette.livejournal.com]

LOVE!

[mattiescottage.livejournal.com]

Very useful thought.

Which book, work, or interview records this one?

[greyeyedpixie.livejournal.com]

Too true.
You have to love C.S. Lewis~