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Liberty's Fragile Foundation | Fort Wayne News
For the tenth straight year, Americans fear corrupt officials more than financial collapse or illness—raising alarms about the nation’s soul as it nears its 250th birthday. This unease traces back to Montesquieu, whose 18th-century ideas on liberty and separation of powers still echo today. He argued true freedom isn’t just legal rights, but security from arbitrary power—and that liberty thrives only when culture tolerates disagreement. Without that, polarization fuels a “tyranny of opinion,” making citizens vulnerable to leaders who promise to break rules for the “greater good.” Listen in…
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