"The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray. It is better that one should suffer than that many should be corrupted."
If you analyzed history, you would find that the first part of this quote proved true through experience. Infamous dictators like Hitler and Benito Mussolini were ordinary men, but they used their talent of persuasion to gain power in the political scene. The saying about how power corrupts seems to ring true in the case of both of these dictators. Hitler and Mussolini both used their new found power to wage war on Europe in hopes of bringing glory back to their respective nations.
When Huxley says that it is better for one to suffer before he can corrupt many, was he arguing that it is better to stop a radical idea before it can influence a crowd? Would this have been helpful in preventing atrocities like World War II or the Cold War? The director argues that this strategy is critical for protecting the safety of the population, but is he right? Should new, potentially dangerous ideology be repressed to protect the safety of the population? What do you think?
When Huxley says that it is better for one to suffer before he can corrupt many, was he arguing that it is better to stop a radical idea before it can influence a crowd? Would this have been helpful in preventing atrocities like World War II or the Cold War? The director argues that this strategy is critical for protecting the safety of the population, but is he right? Should new, potentially dangerous ideology be repressed to protect the safety of the population? What do you think?
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Isn't this the rationale behind "enhanced interrogation techniques"? That an individual's human rights are subordinate to the safety and well-being of many?
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