Quote by Albert Jay Nock on Isaiah, Plato, and the Masses

„If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear is the case), we may observe that Isaiah's testimony to the character of the masses has strong collateral support from respectable Gentile authority. Plato lived into the administration of Eubulus, when Athens was at the peak of its jazz-and-paper era, and he speaks of the Athenian masses with all Isaiah's fervency, even comparing them to a herd of ravenous wild beasts.“

Albert Jay NockAlbert Jay Nock compares Isaiah's and Plato's views on the masses and critiques the modern attitude towards faith.
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Albert Jay Nock was an American libertarian author, editor, educational theorist, Georgist, and social critic.

Albert Jay Nock compares Isaiah's and Plato's views on the masses to critique the modern attitude towards faith.


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Albert Jay Nock quote about Isaiah, Plato, and the character of the masses

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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