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The conjunction of ruling and dreaming generates tyranny.

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The conjunction of ruling and dreaming generates tyranny.

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About Michael Oakeshott

Michael Joseph Oakeshott FBA (; 11 December 1901 – 19 December 1990) was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote on the philosophies of history, religion, aesthetics, education, and law.