The Dictator of Britannica by A.N. Shekarnia

Dictators usually resort to force or fraud to gain despotic political power, which they maintain through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of basic civil liberties. Ancient philosophers’ descriptions of the tyrannies of Greece and Sicily go far toward characterizing modern dictatorships. Modern dictators, however, resemble ancient tyrants rather than ancient dictators. The term dictatorship comes from the Latin title dictator, which in the Roman Republic designated a temporary magistrate who was granted extraordinary powers in order to deal with state crises.

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The Dictator of Britannica by A.N. Shekarnia