Albert Jay Nock Quote on Humanity, Submission, and Freedom

„According to my observations, mankind are among the most easily tamable and domesticable of all creatures in the animal world. They are readily reducible to submission, so readily conditionable (to coin a word) as to exhibit an almost incredibly enduring patience under restraint and oppression of the most flagrant character. So far are they from displaying any overweening love of freedom that they show a singular contentment with a condition of servitorship, often showing a curious canine pride in it, and again often simply unaware that they are existing in that condition.“

Albert Jay NockAlbert Jay Nock describes humans as easily tamed with surprising patience under oppression and peculiar contentment in servitude.
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Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author, editor, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic.

Albert Jay Nock describes humanity as highly influenceable, with surprising tolerance for oppression and an unusual lack of desire for freedom.


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Albert Jay Nock quote about humanity, submission, oppression, and freedom

Albert Jay Nock (1870–1945) was a prominent American writer and social critic known for his libertarian views and critique of the state. He was also an editor and educational theorist and supported the economic philosophy of Georgism.

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