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Tutelage, Tyranny, and Our Modern Counter-Enlightenment

Tutelage, Tyranny, and Our Modern Counter-Enlightenment
An American flag flies in front of a department of corrections building after it was set ablaze during a second night of rioting in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 24, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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In a short but profound 1783 essay, Immanuel Kant wrote, “Enlightenment is man’s escape from his self-imposed tutelage.”

William Brooks
William Brooks
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William Brooks is a Canadian writer who contributes to The Epoch Times from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
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