“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Arendt’s insight is timeless. Power under totalitarian regimes isn’t about competence—it’s about loyalty, and incompetence becomes the price of survival.
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