23 August 1996 THE IMPULSE TO RULE MAY NOT BE AS universal or as behavioristically rooted as other forms of lust, but it has hardly been rare at any time or in any region. As with art and architecture, different epochs engender different styles in leadership and the exercise of power. New generations of political strongmen posture differently than those […]

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