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Thought For the Day: The Ideal Subject of Totalitarian Rule Is Not the Convinced Nazi Or the Dedicated Communist, But People For Whom the Distinction Between Fact and Fiction, True and False, No Longer Exists

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.” – Hannah Arendt (We are living in dangerous times … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Political Power Grows Out of the Barrel of A Gun

“Every Communist must grasp the truth, ‘Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.’ Our principle is that the [Communist] Party commands the gun and the gun will never be allowed to command the Party.” – Mao Tse-tung … Continue reading

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