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Quote from Edward A. Shils,


"A free society can exist only when public spirit is balanced by an equal inclination of men to mind their own business."


By:

Edward A. Shils (more quotes by Edward A. Shils or books by/about Edward A. Shils)


(1910-1995) American professor, sociologist

Source:

The Torment of Secrecy, 1956

Categories:

War, Society, Balance, Respect, Privacy, Secrecy

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