Palace of CrystalCurrent affairs and peace politics: the dangers of charismatic leaders to democracy and the peace of the world, and how peace might be achieved for the longer term. |
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... Hitler's speeches. Earlier speeches were frankly threatening, talking about the need for a talented people to spread out, when economic threats must give way to the power of the sword, about the need for lebensraum at the expense of ...
... Hitler's speeches. Earlier speeches were frankly threatening, talking about the need for a talented people to spread out, when economic threats must give way to the power of the sword, about the need for lebensraum at the expense of ...
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... Hitler, it is clear that charisma is not necessarily related to virtue, and can even be a superficial character, useful in winning friends and influencing people, that may mask more basic and very unpleasant traits. Charisma is in fact ...
... Hitler, it is clear that charisma is not necessarily related to virtue, and can even be a superficial character, useful in winning friends and influencing people, that may mask more basic and very unpleasant traits. Charisma is in fact ...
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... Hitler all emerged from poverty and obscurity to dominate and control millions of their fellow citizens is instructive. In the second part of Part Two (chapters eleven to sixteen) the question will be considered: why do we so often ...
... Hitler all emerged from poverty and obscurity to dominate and control millions of their fellow citizens is instructive. In the second part of Part Two (chapters eleven to sixteen) the question will be considered: why do we so often ...
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... Hitler and Mussolini.* (* The Nazis claimed moral justification for their 'master race' thesis from the German philosopher Nietzsche, who was an admirer of Napoleon and Julius Caesar and proposer of the idea of Ubermensch, or superman ...
... Hitler and Mussolini.* (* The Nazis claimed moral justification for their 'master race' thesis from the German philosopher Nietzsche, who was an admirer of Napoleon and Julius Caesar and proposer of the idea of Ubermensch, or superman ...
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... Hitler and Mussolini (no doubt there are modern Machiavellis, but they have been driven undercover by the more tender public conscience, and can only talk frankly in executive seclusion with their presidents/prime ministers. Henry ...
... Hitler and Mussolini (no doubt there are modern Machiavellis, but they have been driven undercover by the more tender public conscience, and can only talk frankly in executive seclusion with their presidents/prime ministers. Henry ...
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