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Carlos Alba: Myth of the benevolent, all-powerful leader has damaged Scots politics

'For hundreds of years, Scots lives were controlled by religious orthodoxy. Scottish Enlightenment scholars helped the nation to break away from the superstitious, punitive beliefs of the Church by shining the light of reason into dark places. But clearly there are residual, authoritarian tendencies in Scotland which, paradoxically, can easily be activated by a zealous desire to do good'

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