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How Simple Kindness Degenerates Into Complete Obedience

It’s a nastier world than it appears to be, if you have the courage to think for yourself and follow your conscience.
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How Simple Kindness Degenerates Into Complete Obedience
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David Daintree
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“We want you to spend less!” That’s what Woolworths claims in their most recent TV ad campaign. Yes, they really said that.

David Daintree
David Daintree
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David Daintree is director of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies in Tasmania, Australia. He has a background in classics and teaches Late and Medieval Latin. Mr. Daintree was a visiting professor at the universities of Siena and Venice, and a visiting scholar at the University of Manitoba. He served as president of Campion College from 2008 to 2012. In 2017, he was made a member of the Order of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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