The history of the West is littered with eccentric genius that was widely despised during its lifetime, just as they [Socrates, Diogenes] were. The culture of lies that envelops the West today exists only because the majority of men flee from the truth like the Devil from Holy Water. One certainly can’t hope to win the approval of such people by telling the truth or living by it.The necessity for diversity the most virulent.
Notes
[1] Comment of Dr. Robert Morgan on "Mishima’s Guide to the Samurai Ethos." By Guillaume Durocher, The Unz Review, 12/24/19.
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