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happy trails's avatar

Thomas Jefferson had many remarkable qualities. Being quoted 21 years before his birth must elevate him to the ranks of the Immortals.

Freedom Research's avatar

:D Yes, this source is incorrect. It got mixed up with Benjamin Franklin somehow.

Neural Foundry's avatar

Brilliant pairing of military straetgy with enlightenment thought. The Sun Tzu quote realy cuts to the core of reciprocal governance: trust begets trust, yet we're seeing exactly the opposite dynamic in how institutions treat citizens today. I saw this firsthand at my old workplace where micromanagement destroyed initiative, but giving teams real autonomy led to our best work. What makes Kant's framing powerful is positioning freedom as someting inherent rather than granted by authority.