The Grand Inquisitor: Freedom & Responsibility
The Grand Inquisitor: Freedom & Responsibility
People can be strong advocates of freedom in the abstract, an ideal in concept. But do people really want freedom and responsibility in practice? Chapter 36 of my book, “The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible,” refers to the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky in “The Brothers Karamozov.” Dostoevsky conjures a character, the Grand Inquisitor of Spain, who...