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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder (2017)

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History Non-Fiction Politics

You’ve likely seen or heard the phrase “Don’t obey in advance” recently. That is the first chapter of 20 in this book of important lessons on how to act, learned from periods of rising tyranny around the world. Strongly recommended.

Read in July 2024