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Terms, Definitions

Date: OCT18-00
Source: Primarily derived from Webster's Dictionary
Link: http://www.m-w.com
Posted: OCT18-00
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In interest of constructive, rational communication, we are providing a list of definitions for some of the terms which are key to our thesis.

aristocracy
n. governmnet by a small, priveleged hereditary class, drawn from the leading families of the state
autocracy
n. a state governed by a single absolute ruler
demoralization
n. the act of corrupting morals
despot
n. an absolute ruler, a tyrant
fascism
n. any political or social ideology which relies on a combination of psuedo-religious attitudes and the brutal use of force for getting and keeping power
morals
n. principles of conduct, defining right and wrong
oligarchy
n. a form of civil government in which the power is in the hands of a few
socialism
n. a political and economic theory advocating collective ownership of the means of production, and collective control of distribution. It advocates use of coercive force by the civil government to attain the "ideal" of economic and social fairness and equality. In practice socialism always leads to an aristocracy which brutally enforces its "ideal" upon the rest of society.



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