Leonard Peikoff Quote

The system which Hitler established—the social reality which so many Germans were so eager to embrace or so willing to endure—the politics which began in a theory and ended in Auschwitz—was: the total state. The term, from which the adjective totalitarian derives, was coined by Hitler’s mentor, Mussolini.

Leonard Peikoff

The system which Hitler established—the social reality which so many Germans were so eager to embrace or so willing to endure—the politics which began in a theory and ended in Auschwitz—was: the total state. The term, from which the adjective totalitarian derives, was coined by Hitler’s mentor, Mussolini.

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About Leonard Peikoff

Leonard Sylvan Peikoff (; born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. Peikoff is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. He co-founded the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) in 1985 and is the author of several books on philosophy.