All I read from the blogger's post was his translation of this letter (you have to scroll down a bit to get to it) that Strauss sent to Karl Loewith in 1933. The letter contains the following provocative passage: "And, what concerns this matter: the fact that the new right-wing Germany does not tolerate us says nothing against the principles of the right. To the contrary: only from the principles of the right, that is from fascist, authoritarian and imperial principles, is it possible with seemliness, that is, without resort to the ludicrous and despicable appeal to the droits imprescriptibles de l’homme to protest against the shabby abomination."
I'm curious to hear the thoughts of those in a better position than I to evaluate the passage fairly and impartially.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
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Sean, you really shouldn't post on Strauss -- I've now written a long post in reply. When I should be writing about Hume and Isaiah Berlin, too. Damn you. Or, more properly, damn me.
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