From Absalom and Alcibiades in antiquity to Cicero, Nero, and Stalin in later centuries, narcissistic leaders recur with striking consistency across civilizations. The pattern is too persistent to be coincidence, suggesting power either attracts narcissistic personalities or amplifies existing traits. Narcissistic leadership isn't a modern aberration — it's a recurring archetype of the powerful.
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