I would kind of suspect if people really did take the great man theory seriously, there would be more serious assassination attempts. Maybe they happen more often, and either get caught early or don’t get publicized or something.
I have long been confused about the relative rarity of assassinations.
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I would kind of suspect if people really did take the great man theory seriously, there would be more serious assassination attempts. Maybe they happen more often, and either get caught early or don’t get publicized or something.
I have long been confused about the relative rarity of assassinations.