They have to destroy the Republic to save “Our Democracy” – that is, one-party rule. Theirs.
Mask? What mask?

Here’s the transcript, just in case the NYT memory-holes it and the Wayback Machine copies, below the fold:
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The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. – Ayn Rand
They have to destroy the Republic to save “Our Democracy” – that is, one-party rule. Theirs.
Mask? What mask?

Here’s the transcript, just in case the NYT memory-holes it and the Wayback Machine copies, below the fold:
You are correct in attempting to preserve this transcript for fear of it disappearing down the memory hole.
There are at least 4 pivotal events between 40 and 30 years ago whose consequences have come to pass for which I cannot find a record but which I recall very well. The echo of one or more of those pop up regularly and torment me for not having at hand any record.
I won’t delineate them here. Should you be interested, you have my email address.