totalitarianism
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In the 20th century, the conflict with totalitarianism made that role all the more important.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
His parents’ experience living under totalitarianism shaped his outlook on the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
She was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2009 for fiction that chronicled the horrors of Ceaușescu’s totalitarianism, which lasted from 1965 to his overthrow and execution in 1989.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
We benefit from understanding how American authors foresaw homegrown totalitarianism by learning how to cope in a dire era, as Jack London anticipated in his 1908 novel "The Iron Heel," which is where I begin:
From Salon ● May 17, 2025
Almost 50 years ago, we began a long struggle against aggressive totalitarianism.
From State of the Union Address by George Bush
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