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Two guys who did not become autocrats, although they could have
In an odd coincidence, over the last several days I’ve encountered a couple of remarkable characters who, in the most unlikely circumstances, rejected putting crowns on their heads for something much more complicated. Oh sure, the first one, Theseus, was … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, voting rights, War
Tagged Alexander Pope, CliffsNotes, Edith Hamilton, Homer, Lenin, Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, Netflix, Republic of Turkey, The Iliad, Theseus, Trotsky, Turkey
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