Quotation of the Day…

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… is from page 74 of Stephanie Slade’s superb new (2026) book, Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right [original emphasis]:

[Frank] Meyer’s position was not, of course, that individuals do not need help pursuing moral excellence. But he was convinced that attempts to use state force to make people virtuous were likely, in reality, to achieve the opposite, all while inviting tyranny by concentrating too much power in a single institution.

DBx: Frank Meyer (1909-1972) was, and remains, correct. He is pictured here.