The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which ov…

C. S. Lewis
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The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike...Unless we return to the crude and nursery-like belief in objective values, we perish. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2003). A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis, p.36, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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