Hoffmann, Christian <br/><br/>
The arrogance of power 

 -  2023.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> The desire for glory enshrined in Machiavelli’s political philosophy paved the way for modernity, which has placed individualism at the heart of society right up to the present day. This shift in focus from the social being to the individual thrusts the notion of «will» back into the arena of governance, which the arrogant drape themselves in, strutting around in their enlightened narcissistic garb.