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Comment author: gwern 11 March 2013 03:32:15AM 0 points [-]

I've always hated that Dante quote. The hottest place in Hell is reserved for brutal dictators, mass murderers, torturers, and people who use flamethrowers on puppies - not for the Swiss.

The Dante quote is particularly interesting in light of "James Burnham’s Dante: Politics as Wish".

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