Lenin and Trotsky were social scientists who thought principle required him to act like a gangster. Stalin was a social scientist and a gangster. Khrushchev was a gangster who hoped he was a social scientist.
First Wordle ProblemsHis whole brand was "I am the one prepared to be as villainous as possible in absolutely any situation in order to further the cause." That kind of thinking is obviously not unique to him! But he kind of raised it to the level of art. Or science, I guess.