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Election-Night Thoughts, Tolstoy Edition

Since I happen to be reading War and Peace: What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the wills of the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. […]

Since I happen to be reading War and Peace:

What is the cause of historical events? Power. What is power? Power is the sum total of wills transferred to one person. On what condition are the wills of the masses transferred to one person? On condition that the person express the will of the whole people. That is, power is power. That is, power is a word the meaning of which we do not understand.

A thought to bear in mind as we choose the most powerful man on the planet.

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