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“Their holy mission is to use the coercive power of the State to remake man and society in their own image, according to an abstract ideal of perfection. Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end.”

At that moment, you feel deific and undefeatable.

Barr had, in fact, already revealed his hypocrisy last month in remarks at Notre Dame, when he proclaimed his own far-right “holy mission” and “deific end” of promoting religion.

Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end.

“Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end,” he said.