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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.

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Clive Staples Lewis

English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)

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    De todas las tiranías, una tiranía ejercida por el bien de sus víctimas puede ser la más opresiva. Puede ser mejor vivir bajo los barones ladrones que bajo los entrometidos morales omnipotentes. La crueldad del barón ladrón a veces puede dormir, su codicia puede ser saciada en algún momento, pero aquellos que nos atormentan por nuestro propio bien nos atormentarán sin fin porque lo hacen con la aprobación de su propia conciencia.

    모든 폭정의 희생자들의 이익을 위해 행사 된 폭정은 가장 억압적일 수 있습니다. 전능 한 도덕적 인 교도관보다 강도의 바론으로 사는 것이 낫습니다. 강도 남작의 잔혹성은 가끔 잠잘 수 있으며, 그의 위대함은 어느 시점에서 만족 스러울 지 모르지만 우리 자신의 이익을 위해 우리를 괴롭히는 사람들은 자신의 양심의 승인을 얻어이를 끝내지 않으면 우리를 고통스럽게 할 것입니다.

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