“The first sign of consolidation is rarely dramatic. It is often conversational. I remember a dinner during which someone said, calmly and without emotion, “He will stay as long as he wants.” No one objected.” PowerPsychologyDictatorshipPoliticiansCorruption PoliticsAutocracy Book:THE ARCHITECTURE OF AUTOCRACY: Permanence, Power, and the Engineering of Stability Source: THE ARCHITECTURE OF AUTOCRACY: Permanence, Power, and the Engineering of Stability