totalitarianism
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George Orwell’s 1939 novel, “Coming Up for Air,” tells the story of an unremarkable suburban London householder who is seized with a feeling of overwhelming dread by the looming terrors of war and totalitarianism.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025
Whereas authoritarianism may leave society outside the political realm more or less intact, totalitarianism makes a total claim on civil society.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
The King said their efforts to end "brutal totalitarianism" must never be forgotten.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
Watch the moment Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song, a dystopian vision of Ireland in the grips of totalitarianism.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023
But totalitarianism is no less odious to us because we are able to reach some accommodation that reduces the danger of world catastrophe.
From State of the Union Address by Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
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