On Power…

The unavoidable inequity that comes with power is one of the few societal norms more readily accepted when left unspoken rather than explained.  As John Milton shows, any attempt to explain and justify a disproportionate possession of power will by necessity render an all-powerful God a tyrant, and its rebellion Devil a tragic hero.

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