"But authoritarianism in our times ... is irreligious and materialistic, despite its pretenses ... comes down to a brutal rule of violence over people who are prevented from seeing and knowing what is going on, and who are forced to submit ... and give unquestioning obedience to it."
Benedetto Croce 1937.
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The Future of Democracy
People are always asking, “Do you think that the world is moving toward an authoritarian system of government? Do you think that philosophy is moving toward a new anti-idealistic realism ? Do you think that art is moving toward futurism or dadaism or…The New Republic