Benito Mussolini | Principle 4: No claim to Power is more persuasive than the threat of violent force

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Source: ⁠⁠⁠Mussolini: A New Life⁠⁠ by Nicholas Farrell.

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Benito Mussolini | Principle 3: Centralise, concentrate and consolidate control

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Benito Mussolini | Principle 2: Lead an armed revolutionary movement backed by strong grassroots support

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Benito Mussolini | Principle 1: Attack your rivals and scheme their downfall

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The principles were extracted from ⁠⁠⁠Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler⁠⁠⁠

The Principles:

7. Never accept responsibility without power. (00:00)

8. Never settle for shared authority; always strive to make it absolute. (01:04:00)

9. Centralise, concentrate and consolidate control. (01:17:53)

10. Eliminate anyone that threatens your reign. (01:29:53)

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The principles were extracted from ⁠Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock⁠ and ⁠Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler⁠

The Principles:

4. Letting others take the blame is not weakness, but skill.(00:24)

5. Pull the strings of finance and hold the authority to hire and fire. (:16:49)

6. Exploit every opportunity for exposure. (30:15)

- Hitler on Authority. (39:08)

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The principles were extracted from Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock and Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

The Principles:

1. Power comes from mass support and institutional approval. (03:06)

2. Champion an ideology that serves as the foundation of your rule. (19:14)

- Hitler on Propaganda. (41:24)

3. Beware of alliances with those more powerful: in victory you are overshadowed, in defeat you are betrayed. (56:52)

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The principles were extracted from Stalin: A Biography by Robert Service

The Principles:

1. Devote your life to an ideology, surrendering both thought and action to its cause. (01:49)

2. Support the heir apparent. When the new king is enthroned, you will be rewarded with power and prestige. (22:29)

3. When given an inch of responsibility, take a mile—power is seized by the bold and aggressive. (41:18)

4. Forge strategic alliances to eliminate your main rivals, collaborating until you wield enough power to reign supreme. (58:43)

5. Anoint yourself high priest of the ideology and claim supreme authority over its sacred dogma. (01:31:26)

6. Wield the dogma of the state’s ideology as a blade, cutting down your enemies with righteous precision. (01:44:15)

7. Once you hold power, purge all who are disloyal to your rule. (02:04:50)

8. Conceal your mistakes by scapegoating a subordinate. (02:27:09)

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The principles were extracted from ⁠Mussolini: A New Life by Nicholas Farrell.

The Principles:

1. Attack your rivals and scheme their downfall. Power is seized by the bold and aggressive. (01:10)

2. Lead an armed revolutionary movement backed by strong grassroots support. (19:33)

3. Centralise, concentrate and consolidate control; everyone must be accountable to you. (49:40)

4. No claim to Power is more persuasive than the threat of violent force. (01:04:57)

5. Legitimise your rule by winning an election, but only after manipulating the electoral system to your advantage. (01:29:10)

6. Do not bandwagon on a rival’s rise; at best, you will be overshadowed, at worst, devoured. (01:44:57)

7. Never relinquish an ounce of power, and punish any traitors who dare to threaten it. (02:08:06)

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The principles were extracted from The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin⁠ by Jonathan Phillips.

The Principles:

1. Champion a popular cause that ignites passionate support from a zealous group of people. (00:19)

2. An ambitious youth must align themselves with established power and exploit family connections. (10:20)

3. Once you obtain power, eliminate the old guard and replace them with men loyal to you. (28:04)

4. Avoid making an enemy of your superior until you are in position to usurp them. (37:56)

5. Exploit the greed of your enemies to foment internal conflict. (52:17)

6. Lure your enemy into battle when you have the advantage, then ruthlessly exploit their weaknesses until they are defeated. (01:00:10)