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Augustine: Why We Love the Right Things in the Wrong Order

Augustine: Why We Love the Right Things in the Wrong Order

National ideologies seem to elevate some form of “good,” and then they sell it to the public as the highest good.

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Feb 16, 2024
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When I studied history in school, I always wondered why all national ideologies were based on something very good but would end up doing something very bad.

National ideologies seem to elevate some form of “good,” and then they sell it to the public as the highest good. It works.

Isn’t liberty, equality, and fraternity a good thing? It is. T…

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