Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

Herbert Marcuse

One-Dimensional Man

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Limits of democracy Elections Democracy

Author

Herbert Marcuse

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One-Dimensional Man

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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Germany Europe

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Marcuse, Herbert. One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society. Beacon Press, 1964, ch. 1.

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1964 1960s 20th century
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What we may be witnessing is not just the end of the Cold War but the end of history as such: that is, the end point of man's ideological evolution and the universalism of Western liberal democracy.

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Cold War End of history Democracy International politics
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The End of History?
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Essay
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Bad predictions Prophecies and predictions
Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?" National Interest, summer 1989.