Perhaps the worst case of wishful thinking, the wicked, irresponsible kind, is the desire for nation building not even of one’s own nation, but of other people’s nations, and not for the naive purpose of remaking them in one’s own image, but for the ulterior motive of breeding for oneself a few helpful servants. If we could thus “nation-build” the whole world, migliore ancora!
...In the title I have made a reference to Dr. Frankenstein, which is an insult to the good Doctor. At least, that one used to operate on dead corpses. Our new Dr. Frankenstein, the social surgeon, practices vivisection!
But all such minor differences and nuances notwithstanding, one thing is certain: All Frankensteins, past, present, and future, are destined to regret creating their respective monsters. Paraphrasing Cicero, to each the same, but from his own.
...In the title I have made a reference to Dr. Frankenstein, which is an insult to the good Doctor. At least, that one used to operate on dead corpses. Our new Dr. Frankenstein, the social surgeon, practices vivisection!
But all such minor differences and nuances notwithstanding, one thing is certain: All Frankensteins, past, present, and future, are destined to regret creating their respective monsters. Paraphrasing Cicero, to each the same, but from his own.
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