Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Austrian-born political scientist, historian, and writer (1909–1999), conservative and monarchist commentator known for critiques of democracy and modern leftism; longtime contributor to conservative journals.

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  1. 1. Liberty Or Equality

    The Challenge of Our Time

    A polemical defense of a traditional, organic social order that argues modern egalitarian and mass-democratic movements erode individual liberty by concentrating power and enforcing uniformity; it contrasts liberal values of personal freedom, localism, and plural institutions with the collectivist impulses of socialism and totalitarianism, criticizes the ideological drive toward enforced equality, and urges preservation of intermediary institutions (monarchy, aristocracy, federalism, and religion) as bulwarks against centralization and moral decay.

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