6 ideas
5655 | Happiness is not satisfaction of desires, but fulfilment of values [Bradley, by Scruton] |
23829 | National leaders want to preserve necessary order - but always the existing order [Weil] |
23828 | National prestige consists of behaving as if you could beat the others in a war [Weil] |
23827 | Modern wars are fought in the name of empty words which are given capital letters [Weil] |
19813 | All legislators invoke God in support of extraordinary laws, because their justification is not obvious [Machiavelli] |
7126 | Rulers should preserve the foundations of religion, to ensure good behaviour and unity [Machiavelli] |