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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the… — Allan Bloom

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The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities.

Allan Bloom
1987
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TyrannyOverton windowFreedom of thought
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Philosophical literature
Time
1987
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Allan Bloom
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Bloom, Allan. The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students. Simon & Schuster, 1987, pt. 3.

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