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At the end of a century that has seen the evils of communism, Nazism and other modern tyrannies, the impulse to centralize power remains amazingly persistent.

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Joseph Sobran
Age: 64 †
Born: 1946
Born: February 23
Died: 2010
Died: September 30
Journalist
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Ypsilanti
Michigan
Power
Impulse
Government
Tyranny
Remains
Tyrannies
Century
Nazism
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Amazingly
Seen
Evils
Evil
Persistent
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Communism

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