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Thoreau points out clearly that civil disobedience gets its moral authority by the willingness to suffer the penalties from disobeying a law, even if you think that law is unjust.

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If someone tells you something is off the record, I don’t print it. If they don’t tell me something is off the record, then it’s fair game.

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American political elites feel very empowered to criticize the American intelligence community for not doing enough when they feel in danger, and as soon as we’ve made them feel safe again, they feel equally empowered to complain that we’re doing too much.

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May 14, 2024

American political elites feel very empowered to criticize the American intelligence community for not doing enough when they feel in danger, and as soon as we’ve made them feel safe again, they feel equally empowered to complain that we’re doing too much.

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May 14, 2024

If someone tells you something is off the record, I don’t print it. If they don’t tell me something is off the record, then it’s fair game.

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