Theodore Dalrymple
Contributor
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired prison doctor and psychiatrist, contributing editor of City Journal, and Dietrich Weissman Fellow of the Manhattan Institute.
His most recent book is Embargo and other stories (Mirabeau Press, 2020).
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The Economics of Envy
“Hatred of the rich in the name of equality was probably responsible for more death and destruction in the twentieth century than any other political passion.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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The Oikophobic Will to Power
“What the oikophobe wants is power within his own country, and oikophobia is an instrument to achieve it by delegitimizing those he thinks already have it. He wants to replace one ruling class, as he sees it, with another – his own.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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The Life of Democracy’s Interpreter
“Tocqueville delved into French social and economic history, and concluded that the Revolution avant la lettre was taking place long before the outbreak in 1789.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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Beauty Transcends Outrage
“Strength of emotion cannot by itself justify moral outrage. We have a duty not to offend others without good reason, but we also have a duty not to be offended by others without good reason.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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Fragility’s Triumph
“As manners have coarsened, so—seemingly paradoxically—vulnerability, or the claim to vulnerability, has increased. The least expression which somebody finds disobliging is now treated as if it were a real sock on the jaw.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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The Economics of Envy
“Hatred of the rich in the name of equality was probably responsible for more death and destruction in the twentieth century than any other political passion.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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•
The Oikophobic Will to Power
“What the oikophobe wants is power within his own country, and oikophobia is an instrument to achieve it by delegitimizing those he thinks already have it. He wants to replace one ruling class, as he sees it, with another – his own.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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The Life of Democracy’s Interpreter
“Tocqueville delved into French social and economic history, and concluded that the Revolution avant la lettre was taking place long before the outbreak in 1789.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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•
Beauty Transcends Outrage
“Strength of emotion cannot by itself justify moral outrage. We have a duty not to offend others without good reason, but we also have a duty not to be offended by others without good reason.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple
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•
Fragility’s Triumph
“As manners have coarsened, so—seemingly paradoxically—vulnerability, or the claim to vulnerability, has increased. The least expression which somebody finds disobliging is now treated as if it were a real sock on the jaw.” ~ Theodore Dalrymple