At the end of a century that has seenthe evils of communism, Nazism and other modern tyrannies, the impulse to centralize power remains amazingly persistent.

Joseph Sobran
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The idea of a leader giving dictation to a group of people is a troubling idea. However, the need for a leader is not going away. In fact, people seem to want a leader more than ever before. That’s because we have been taught that it’s the only way to get things done.

It’s certainly true that men and women can lead armies and entire nations into war, but it’s not the best way to solve problems. In this quote, George Orwell is saying that if we want people to do better, they need to be empowered to make their own decisions based on their own experiences.

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