The Unique Evil of the Left

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, Political Theory, World History

09/15/2025 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Since the French Revolution, leftism has served as the impetus for many of the state’s worst massacres and totalitarian impulses.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/unique-evil-left

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