We are now brought face to face with a tyranny which holds out the threat of becoming, thanks to "the conquest of nature" and in particular of human nature, what no earlier tyranny ever became: perpetual and universal.

Leo Strauss

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Topic

Soviet Union Cold War Totalitarianism

Author

Leo Strauss

Source

On Tyranny

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Academic Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Citation

Strauss, Leo. On Tyranny: An Interpretation of Xenophon's Hiero. The Free Press, 1948.

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Andre Malraux

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Topic
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Author

Andre Malraux
Source
The Walnut Trees of Altenburg
Medium
Novel
Language
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Time
1943 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Malraux, Andre. Les Noyers de l'Altenburg [The Walnut Trees of Altenburg]. Gallimard, c. 1948.