Time for the quarterly reminder of the C.S. Lewis quote about tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of the citizen.
Also from a more modern work (ironically from a franchise currently in its woke death throes):
"Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It’s the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life’s joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel."
For those of us who don't immediately get the reference, is that Start Trek or Thanos of the MCU (Marvel Comics Universe)?
In the Old Testament of the Bible, God didn't want to ordain a king. The Israelites whined and complained that they wanted a king like every other people. God picked Saul and warned them having a king was a bad idea that they would come to regret. Paraphrasing, but that's the general gist. Book of First Samuel, chapters 8-12.
Time for the quarterly reminder of the C.S. Lewis quote about tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of the citizen.
Also from a more modern work (ironically from a franchise currently in its woke death throes):
"Is not this simpler? Is this not your natural state? It’s the unspoken truth of humanity that you crave subjugation. The bright lure of freedom diminishes your life’s joy in a mad scramble for power. For identity. You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always kneel."
Quartlerly reminder . . . ah the good old days.
I think we are up to weekly now !
For those of us who don't immediately get the reference, is that Start Trek or Thanos of the MCU (Marvel Comics Universe)?
In the Old Testament of the Bible, God didn't want to ordain a king. The Israelites whined and complained that they wanted a king like every other people. God picked Saul and warned them having a king was a bad idea that they would come to regret. Paraphrasing, but that's the general gist. Book of First Samuel, chapters 8-12.
It's Loki, in the first Avengers teamup movie. Aged remarkably well. As did the lesson of Saul. :)
I also quoted it. I should have known someone beat me to the punch.
And today, when that man stood up, the rest of the crowd would have pulled him back down to his knees.