The source of desire to be driven by power and spread of influence makes its owner dangerous to its privileges, as it not only transforms the people who are beholden to its master, but as well creates fearful dictators and oligarchs.

Sirio Berati
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In the initial phase of a new regime, the people who live under that regime are called its "subjects." Over time, these subjects become "citizens," and then, finally, "citizens" become "citizens." The people who govern a country do so because they have amassed wealth and power. However, there is a point in time when this governing class has enough and stops trying to accumulate more. Instead, it turns to other means: instituting laws that control other individuals and groups. The government then controls what you can and cannot do. In this quote, Theodor Adorno is stating that the desire to accumulate wealth and power will eventually lead to a dictator or oligarch taking over the country.

These people will not only take over the country but will also use the government to their advantage. They will start to control how people live their lives and make each person afraid of doing anything that may lead them back to prison or worse.

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