[Discuss] Govt Source Code Policy

Rich Pieri richard.pieri at gmail.com
Thu Apr 7 14:15:49 EDT 2016


On 4/7/2016 1:07 PM, Daniel Barrett wrote:
> Erm... I thought the worst kind of tyrant is one who tortures and
> rapes his people, steals their goods, dismembers his enemies alive,
> burns the land, and hits puppies.

The brutal tyrant will on occasion have his brutality sated, granting
the people some brief respite. The well-intentioned tyrant will not be
sated until all are converted to his way of thinking.


On 4/7/2016 1:11 PM, Mike Small wrote:
> Yeah, you have to wonder if C.S. Lewis wrote the earlier referenced
> quote before or after Mussolini and Hitler.

After. The full essay was written circa 1948.

-- 
Rich P.



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