"The joyless quest for joy."
an iconic characterization & critique of modern liberalism & materialism, taken from #LeoStrauss discussion of #JohnLocke, in Natural Rights and History, 1953.
https://archive.org/details/naturalrighthis00stra/page/251/mode/1up?view=theater&q=%22Life+is+the+joyless+quest+for+joy.%22
Noted by @stephendeide in essay on #homelessness & political theory
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RT @ManhattanInst
"In crafting programs to help the …
https://twitter.com/ManhattanInst/status/1625253504179642368

Giuliano Ferrara #ilfoglio dopo una carriera nel #PCI a Torino, divenne seguace del filosofo fascista #LeoStrauss (padre dei neocon dell'amm #Bush)...lavorò come informatore retribuito per la #CIA fornendo informazioni sui politici italiani..

https://larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2004/eirv31n17-20040430/eirv31n17-20040430_058-strategy_of_tension_the_case_of.pdf