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The Open Society and Its Enemies
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The Open Society and Its Enemies

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by Karl R. Popper

Recommended by Hirsi Ali and Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Recommended by Hirsi Ali and Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and Philosophy.

One of the most important books of the twentieth century, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy and a powerful attack on the intellectual origins of totalitarianism. Popper was born in 1902 to a Viennese family of Jewish origin. He taught in Austria until 1937, when he emigrated to New Zeal...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and Philosophy.

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Hirsi Ali

One of the biggest lessons for me from this book is that so many bad ideas that lead to authoritarian consequences begin with good intentions.

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