“Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends.”

Isabel Paterson

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About Isabel Paterson

Writer Canadian-American

Isabel Paterson was a Canadian-American journalist, novelist, and political philosopher who was a leading critic of statism. She is best known for her 1943 book, 'The God of the Machine', a treatise on political...

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