Real leadership also requires the exercise of humil- ity.91 Nobel prize-winning economist FAHayek wrote of the "fatal conceit" of social planners, which is at work in US foreign policy to-day.92 This conceit includes the beliefs that Washington has the wisdom andBandow, Dougwhittier l.rev...
37 Germany’s Holy Roman Empire continued this tradition. There are several kinds of monarchy. In an absolute monarchy (君主专制政体), the monarch rules with unlimited power. Absolute monarchy is less common today than constitutional monarchy (君主立宪制). A constitutional (宪法赋予的) or limited...
Now a republic, this nation was originally a kingdom when it achieved independence in 1932.这个国家现在是一个共和国，但在 1932 年获得独立时原本是一个王国。It's located in the Middle East, between Syria and Iran.它位于中东，叙利亚和伊朗之间。Its capital is Baghdad.其首都为巴格达。This is Ir...
Why did historians and astrologers become endangered species when the Republic became an empire? Find out in episode 2 of “Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech”. READ MOREEPISODE 1 - Who wishes to speak? The democracy of Ancient Athens was the birthplace of equal and ...
Former president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez put it well: "China is large but it's not an empire. China doesn't trample on anyone, it hasn't invaded anyone, it doesn't go around dropping bombs on anyone." Yes, China has become a major power. It is the world's second-largest economy;...
Most of them will receive the last of their formal instruction in the high school.The world will soon expect maturity from them.Their achievements will depend upon the possession of other powers than memory alone.The effectiveness of their citizenship in our republic will be measured by the ...
The Roman Republic existed from 509 until 27 BCE. After this point, Rome began an empire that spanned all across the ancient Mediterranean world for the next five centuries. It was one of the largest and most power empires in human history....
In the ancient world, ruling a large-scale, multi-lingual and pluri-ethnic political entity—an ‘empire’—caused multiple challenges for government, even in periods without external threat or internal strife. The following article tries to give an overview of the central tasks of bureaucracy in...
The End of the Roman Republic Eventually, the Roman Republic ended and was replaced by the much more autocratic Roman Empire. However, the Roman Emperors still did not call themselves kings, and they maintained some of the old democratic institutions even though Rome had become a monarchy. Tod...
Their questionable reputations and turbulent leadership brought about the downfall of Rome’s monarchy—and the rise of the Republic.