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Published · transcript-backedBruno Maçães: evaluation
26 Sept 2018 Conversations with Tyler Bruno Maçães on the Spirit of Adventure
“I used to think, when I was reading Strauss at 18 or 20, that it was too fanciful.”
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- 26 Sept 2018
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…What are some of the hidden Straussian messages in The Dawn of Eurasia, if indeed there are any? There aren’t any, but I have to say that the esoteric method . . . I used to think, when I was reading Strauss at 18 or 20, that it was too fanciful. I have to say, in my political experience and now writing books, it is helpful. You have to be aware of different ways to communicate and the possibilities that opens, that you can say something to certain people without getting in trouble, necessarily, by being too open about your views. I think that’s helpful for everyone. I doubt that any single good writer doesn’t do a little bit of this. Is American exceptionalism correct? How does the United States fit into your picture? And are we just following in the complacent footsteps of Western Europe?…
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