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History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power - bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distributing favours to their minions, and conflating their own desires with the interests of the community.

Umberto Eco

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Die Geschichte ist reich an abenteuerlustigen Männern mit langem Charisma, einem hoch entwickelten Instinkt für ihre eigenen Interessen, die persönliche Macht anstrebten, indem sie Parlamente und Verfassungen umgehen, ihren Schergen Gefallen gaben und ihre eigenen Wünsche mit den Interessen der Gemeinschaft in Einklang bringen.

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