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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... million men'. At the present time the great democracies of the United States and Britain have both elected rather extreme autocrats. George Bush once declared at a meeting that God had instructed him to invade Iraq, and has described ...
... million men'. At the present time the great democracies of the United States and Britain have both elected rather extreme autocrats. George Bush once declared at a meeting that God had instructed him to invade Iraq, and has described ...
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... millions of individuals. As noted in the opening chapters, a succession of sages have warned that modern war, with modern weapons, is a form of suicide, and that our very survival depends on finding the strength to break off our love ...
... millions of individuals. As noted in the opening chapters, a succession of sages have warned that modern war, with modern weapons, is a form of suicide, and that our very survival depends on finding the strength to break off our love ...
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... 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 choose dangerous leaders? Are such men especially attractive to us, and so ...
... 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 choose dangerous leaders? Are such men especially attractive to us, and so ...
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... million, eventually raising the amount to $350 million. The US government also pledged an immediate $35 million, also quickly raised tenfold to $350 million, and dispatched ships and aircraft carrying supplies. Then a day later Japan ...
... million, eventually raising the amount to $350 million. The US government also pledged an immediate $35 million, also quickly raised tenfold to $350 million, and dispatched ships and aircraft carrying supplies. Then a day later Japan ...
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... million packed the streets of London alone. Pacifists and conscientious objectors have always been an irritant to governments from time to time, but the massive groundswell of the peace movement is a new 20th/21st century phenomenon ...
... million packed the streets of London alone. Pacifists and conscientious objectors have always been an irritant to governments from time to time, but the massive groundswell of the peace movement is a new 20th/21st century phenomenon ...
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