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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." - C.S. Lewis
Meaning that a selfish individual with tyrannical power interested in power only for his own ends may often choose not to exercise that power except when to do so meets his own personal needs and desires. Whereas individuals concerned with what is best for others and that the world is fair and just for everyone - when given tyrannical power may use it without ceasing in all areas of life touching everyone - as your business is their business, as you are their business.
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