A common enemy

Anton Chekhov once noted: “Love, friendship, respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.” Robert Greene builds on this in The Laws of Human Nature, pointing out that leaders have used a rival or enemy since time immemorial to justify almost anything and to distract from their own shortcomings. As relevant through history as it is now.

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