Hey it's the Thane of Glamis here, aka Macbeth. Yes, I know that I'm dead, but in retrospect, there's a lot I could have done to prevent my demise, one being marrying a different woman. Here in this blog (it's amazing the technology we get here in the afterlife) I plan to explore the relationship between a king and a tyrant. Humor me, will thee? It's the only relief I get from my Lady Macbeth.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

"...In the democratic republic... there the body is left free, and the soul enslaved. The sovereign can no longer say, 'You shall think as I do on pain of death'; but he says 'You are free to think differently from me, and to retain your life, your property, and all that you possess; but if such be your determination, you are henceforth an alien among your people. You may retain your civil rights, but they will be useless to you... You will remain among men, but you will be deprived of the rights of mankind. Your fellow creatures will shun you like an impure being, and those who are most persuaded of your innocence will abandon you too, lest they should be shunned in their turn. Go in peace! I have given you your life, but it is an existance incomparably worse than death'". -Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
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Hanneg said...

That is a really interesting quote. It kind of makes sence to me and I think I see how you can compair it to Macbeth. Very nice

PS: is that like what we are suposed to do for the 5 responds? lol idk

November 15, 2008 at 1:23 PM

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