Carolina QuotesIf a man acknowledges no authority, he sets himself up as Cain, and before long he is struck down by nemesis, which follows upon hubris.
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- ”Prescription, Authority, and Ordered Freedom,” in What is Conservatism? (1964)
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- 1964
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