"Seventy years ago this November, Vladimir Lenin created the modern totalitarian state, transforming simpler forms of tyranny into history's most sophisticated apparatus of rule by terror"
- Michael Johns
About this Quote
This quote by Michael Johns is describing the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1917. Seventy years earlier, Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, created a new kind of federal government that was based on a totalitarian ideology. This new type of government was a lot more sophisticated than any other type of tyranny that had actually come before it. It was based on a system of guideline by terror, where the federal government had total control over its people and their lives. This system of government was used to reduce any form of dissent and to preserve a strict control over the population. The Soviet Union was an effective and overbearing state that lasted for over 70 years, up until its collapse in 1991. The legacy of Lenin's totalitarian state still survives on today, as many countries still use similar systems of federal government to preserve control over their residents.
This quote is written / told by Michael Johns somewhere between September 8, 1964 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security"
"Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on how best to proceed in the war against terror and prevent future attacks"
"Unity is the most important thing on the road to stamping out terror. You need global rules of law and order, and they have to be enforced. Start with that principle"
"As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace"
"My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child"
"From reading over the notes for each session it was apparent that there had been improvement by more or less regular steps from almost complete terror at sight of the rabbit to a completely positive response with no signs of disturbance"
