Word: imperiale
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THE FILM is further disjointed by a huge block of time spent on a caricature of a superpig Fascist, Spatoletti, who patronizes Salome, calling her his "golden ass." Images pile on top of images--Spatoletti's round head sheathed in a leather motorcycle cap; his high black boots and fisheye...
What has become known as "the imperial presidency" troubles many Americans, although quite a few see nothing wrong with the aggrandizement of the office ("Leave it to the President; he knows more," is the often voiced sentiment). The office, having reached out to meet the crisis of the 1930s, then...
In non-Communist Southeast Asia, men like Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos and Indonesia's Suharto developed their talents during or soon after their countries achieved independence. All received a heavy dose of Western culture, and their concepts of national leadership were molded in the pattern...
C.P. SNOW, British author: I don't believe much in great leaders. Great leaders emerge from circumstances and normally don't create them. Very occasionally one or two produce a difference. If Lenin had not existed, it is hard to see how the Russian Revolution could have succeeded...
No strongman has yet emerged. Negotiations with the government are handled by a ten-man committee that includes a sergeant and a private, as well as young majors and captains. The principal activists are apparently army officers assisted by the police, the navy and the imperial guard. The air force...