Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact their own incompetence as the rationale for giving them yet more power.
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Some centralization aids coordination.
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As long as the Shah's satanic power prevails, not a single true representative of the people can possibly be elected
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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