#autocrat — Public Fediverse posts
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Extreme obedience assumes ignorance in the one who obeys; it assumes ignorance even in the one who commands; he does not have to deliberate, to doubt, or to reason; he has only to want.
[L’extrême obéissance suppose de l’ignorance dans celui qui obéit; elle en suppose même dans celui qui commande: il n’a point à délibérer, à douter, ni à raisonner; il n’a qu’à vouloir.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Spirit of Laws [The Spirit of the Laws; De l’esprit des lois], Book 4, ch. 3 (4.3) (1748) [tr. Cohler/Miller/Stone (1989)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montesquieu/81939/
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I'm in I.T. at Big Law. It looks like my firm could be targeted next (he said, posting an article about which law firms could be targeted next).
#Welcome to our #dystopian #present w/ #OurPutin as #President #child and of course #PresidentMusk #unelected #dictator #autocrat #fascist #Nazi #Swasticar #TeslaProtests #law #firm in #crosshairs #defense #attorney #unlawfully #fired #DOGE no #authority #illegal #security #risk #privacy #invasion #WhiteHouse = #car #dealership https://abovethelaw.com/2025/03/which-biglaw-firms-could-be-the-next-to-face-trumps-wrath/