Libert , galit , Fraternit - a slogan so powerful and poetic. Yet one whose meaning has been corrupted. Time was when that trilogy of ideals felt attainable as a set: individual freedom plus equality making for a truly strong collective; an 'us' more powerful than the sum of its parts. Then, in the 20th century that pivotal call for equality got highjacked. Drawing on some of the greatest thinkers Western civilisation has produced, Christopher Thomason...
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