The Seduction of Authoritarianism (opens in new tab)

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Lord Acton, 1887 The most dangerous shifts in a society rarely arrive with a bang. They arrive in a whisper — a seductive promise of restored pride. They grow out of legitimate frustration, and they are often welcomed by a disenfranchised populace desperate for order and prosperity. This is the grim lesson of the 20th century’s most infamous regimes,