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…, it was Aldous Huxley, not George Orwell (whom Huxley taught at Eton), whose vision of the future had the touch of prophecy. The modern world did not collapse into the cold, damp totalitarian hell Orwell described in his 1948 novel 1984. What has happened is closer…

…was incorporated into a new party organisation, GIL. The law establishing this proclaimed that it was the 'unitary and totalitarian organisation of the youth of the Fascist regime, instituted in the very heart of the party.' Therefore it can be seen that the main ways…

…is. The individual defines happiness and the individual is the ultimate definition of happiness. His argument that the good of the state is the good of the individual is flawed because they are often not the same. Conclusion Aristotle has a totalitarian ethic…

…into dissolving the Reichstag and calling for the new elections he had wanted to be held later that year. Thus began Hitler's conversion of Germany into a Nazi totalitarian dictatorship. In November of 2002, President George W. Bush is appointed (if indirectly…

…is not as dreadful, many instances lead the reader to believe that this very believable tale of totalitarianism could one day become a very horrific reality.…

…, there's a sense that oppressive totalitarianism is really only a tragedy when it drags a developed Western nation back down into barbarism--that for underdeveloped nations, such murderous misrule is pretty much the normal state of things. Perhaps there's even…

…of the artisan in order to be above your own" (Rousseau 232-233). Although his beliefs regarding the government's role in society could be considered by some as oppressive or totalitarian, Rousseau's writings played an incredibly important role in Europe's individual…

…among a group, the power of the oligarchy could be remarkably totalitarian, since many of the members of the oligarchy were drawn from the same class and had the same interests. Many of the early oligarchic governments and a few of the kings were overthrown…

…his values and beliefs. Huxley uses the character Mustapha Mond as a messenger to the reader to express the malevolence truths of the World State and the power the totalitarian government uses to manipulate society. "You've got to choose between happiness…

…ever since it was published. Orwell warned that, despite a world war to defeat a totalitarian regime, the world would was again heading towards such a system. Orwell's novel was intended as an urgent warning that political decisions in the near future could…