We modern egalitarians are tempted to the primal sin of pride in the opposite way from the ancients. … - Peter Kreeft

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Every so often a book comes along that has the power to alter the course of history. Project Animal Farm is that potent.

Peter Kreeft

We modern egalitarians are tempted to the primal sin of pride in the opposite way from the ancients. The old, aristocratic form of pride was the desire to be better than others. The new, democratic form is the desire not to have anyone better than yourself. It is just as spiritually deadly and does not even carry with it the false pleasure of gloating superiority.

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