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James Burnham

Authoritarianism

The Elite Theory of Power

7th April 2022 Going Postal 0

“Power is not a means; it is an end.” – O’Brien, George Orwell, 1984. “Only power can control power.” James Burnham, The Machiavellians In this essay, I will attempt to summarise the elite theory of [more…]

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