The history of power politics is nothing but the history of international crime and mass murder.

Karl Popper

The Open Society and Its Enemies

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International politics

Author

Karl Popper

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The Open Society and Its Enemies

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Academic Writer

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Austria Europe

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Citation

Popper, Karl. The Open Society and Its Enemies. Vol. 2, Routledge, 1995, ch. 25.

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