“In 1918 Mao landed a job in a library, the ideal location for a cash strapped nascent megalomaniac in need of easy access to inspirational bad ideas.” PoliticsMao ZedongDicator Book:The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy Source: The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy
“Why do dictators come to power? Because the people wanted to have an easy life. They did not want to solve their own problems by their own effort. They were all waiting for some saint or superman to show up from somewhere and shoulder all their troubles by himself. And that's what dictators took advantage of. It's the ones who empower a dictator who deserve most of the blame. But the ones who don't support him actively - who watch it happening without saying anything - they'e just as much to blame.” PoliticsDictatorshipDicator Book:Dawn Source: Dawn