Where did CS Lewis say

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of
its victims may be the most oppressive."

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Hello again, Paul!

The quote comes from Lewis's essay "The Humanitarian Theory of
Punishment," which was first published in the law journal Res
Judicatae in 1953.

"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under
robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber
baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be
satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us
without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

~ C. S. Lewis in The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment, Res Judicatae (June 1953)."

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The essay was republished in "God in the Dock: Essays in Theology and Ethics":

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0802808689

Google Web Search: "of all tyrannies" + "cs lewis"
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Thanks for a question about one of my favorite authors!

Best regard,
Pink

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