Bard President Botstein says Trump Autocracy Portends Doom for American Universities in New Essay
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Published in RURAL INTELLIGENCE by Jamie Larson
“The image used at the top of Botstein's essay with the caption: “L'État, c'est moi” ("I am the state") is a saying attributed to Louis XIV, King of France. It speaks of the primacy of royal authority in defiance of Parliament and the rule of law; the phrase symbolizes absolute monarchy and absolutism. Here is a contemporary take on one of the most well-known portraits of this symbol of unlimited centralized authority. Image courtesy of Heblo/Pixabay.”
“It is not merely about monstrous individuals, but about systemic complicity and the quiet erosion of responsibility.”
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