The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.
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The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium.
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The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.
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The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth.
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Confucianism strongly condemned the use of drugs like opium.
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Were you to read the British press today, you would learn that the British Empire never forgets its defeats.
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