Word: barbarian
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...Moreover, by the mere fact that he forms part of an organised crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilisation. Isolated, he may be a cultivated individual; in a crowd, he is a barbarian...
...after the 1917 revolution, Klebnikov wrote hard-hitting stories about the wild capitalism of the mid-'90s. As editor of Forbes Russia, he was more optimistic about the country's prospects than many Western colleagues. He also espoused a profoundly conservative brand of Russian nationalism. In Conversation with a Barbarian, a 2003 book published only in Russian, he voiced concern that the Christian West was losing its cultural struggle with Islam: "While Muslims diligently adhere to their faith, their traditions and the principle of families with many children, our political leaders are filling our heads with groundless and godless liberalism...
...Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women." ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, California Governor, quoting a line from his movie Conan the Barbarian when asked to describe his governing philosophy
Beginning with the story of barbarian tribes along the Rhine in the first century B.C., Ozment’s book identifies a resilience and pride that is deeply rooted in the Germans’ past. Surviving endless Roman attacks in the early years, it is remarkable that the Germans came to control the entire empire 500 years later...
...generation of musical-theater composers, won't comment on the state of the Broadway musical (he doesn't want to hurt any feelings) and says he doesn't see many musicals anyway. He prefers going to straight plays, watches movies at home on video (recent favorites: The Barbarian Invasions and Elephant) and listens mostly to symphonic music--"nonvocal, because the words are so distracting." With Assassins coming together, he is buckling down to finish three final songs for The Frogs ("I'm a slow writer, and I only have a month to do them, so it's tight"). Then...