Listen "Cruelty | The Politics of Tyranny"
Episode Synopsis
Thomas Aquinas says "cruelty" is a vice proper to tyrants. In this episode, Andrew and Marc argue that this infliction of pain is necessary, if the tyrant is going to make up for the motivating power he loses when he chooses to rule for private gain rather than the common good.
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