"That ‘I’ should be governed: this is where the scandal of politics begins. Therefore, in examining my aversion to it, I intend to examine the idea in relation to those who make it their profession, and then both in relation to my spirit. It seems obvious when viewed from the outside. But examined in relation to my spirit, or to any spirit, the idea that someone should ‘take care’ of me (this person should in fact be the ‘politician’) never ceases to amaze me. That I should be governed, that is where the scandal lies. My spirit's aversion to this idea is total."
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Quoted in Essere contemporanei della fine del mondo. Saggi su Manlio Sgalambro, RAI Cultura.
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Manlio Sgalambro
Manlio Sgalambro (9 December 1924 – 6 March 2014) was an Italian philosopher, writer, and poet.
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