Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Who let a philosopher into the White House?

Dubya today in Idado:

And while they [the bad guys] may sow death and destruction for a time, the history of the last half-century is clear -- the will to power cannot withstand the will to live in freedom. (Applause.)

More subtle than his usual attempts to package the GWOT/GSAVE with the struggle against fascism, though the bracketing of Nietzsche's force as weaker than freedom within the last half century (1955-2005?) begs the question as to his view of what was going on before then. Nor does it sit well with previous accounts of the philosophy of this White House. And for Instapundit, having a Will to Power is a compliment. Heh Indeed.

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