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The rising cost of dissent in America | Miles Taylor

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my favorite book is a compendium of essays called the Federalist Papers.

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Former senior US national security official Miles Taylor shares a personal account that raises a broader civic concern: the growing cost of dissent in American public life. Drawing on his experience inside government and living the consequences of speaking openly, he says that the real threat to US democracy isn't the politicians or hard-liners — it's the two-thirds of Americans who don’t speak up. (This talk contains mature language.) Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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s no deep state inside the Trump administration. There were people willing to speak truth to power and prevent the president from doing illegal things, not to prevent him from implementing a lawful agenda. But I grew very frustrated because these conversations were happening among us, a group of unelected bureaucrats, naval gazing, wringing our hands, complaining about how unfit the president was for office. It was not our job to decide if the president was unfit for office. We would not decide if he got reelected in a second term. That's what you would decide. And I felt like it was very important if these gray-beard wise men wouldn't go out and say it in public that someone needed

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Key quote: my favorite book is a compendium of essays called the Federalist Papers.
The host mentions the 'Federalist Papers' to draw a parallel between the anonymous writings of the founding fathers and his own decision to speak out against the president's actions. He emphasizes the importance of public discourse on governance, likening his situation to that of the authors who sought to engage the public on critical issues of their time.
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