Caesarism
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But its inevitable outcome, he argues, is mob rule, bitter factional division, the debasement of civic culture and finally some version of Caesarism.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
For Anton, the coming of Caesarism — defined as “authoritarian one-man rule partially legitimized by necessity” — appears almost historically determined.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
So the irony is that — it’s like Caesar, you know: Caesar died, Caesarism won.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2010
In later years Spengler's contempt for Communism, forecast of Caesarism, belief in ruthless action over thought made him a Nazi favorite.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among his writings on these questions, which he was unfortunately obliged to leave unfinished, we may mention a nearly completed history of the early Christian heresies, and of the struggle of Christianity against Caesarism.
From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
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