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Enlightened absolutism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enlightened absolutism (also known as benevolent despotism or enlightened despotism ) is a form of absolute monarchy or despotism in which rulers were influenced by the Enlightenment. Enlightened...
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Despotism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Despotism is a form of government by a single authority, either an individual ( Despot ), or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power. In its classical form, a despotism is a s...
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Although the rest of the post is more worthy of the Patron Saint of Hyperbole (the Despot is looking into the legality of trademarking nicknames for public figures), this summary of Palin and her candidacy strikes me as just about right.
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He believed that he could solve these problems by acting in favor of the people’s interests as an enlightened despot. In the field of law, Napoleon heavily borrowed from the ideas of the philosophes and kept many of the gains from the revolution.
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