“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
Quite a silly comment. Many totalitarian regimes were ruled by coteries of smart, albeit vicious, "first-rate" dictators. Arendt was a silly person, hyping out on unsupported, wild assertions.
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