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    The lofty independence projected by Scipio, Hannibal, Hitler and

    the Arab chiefs was nothing but an old reflex left over from pre-human

    times--a masquerade designed to further the impression of stature,

    magnificence and strength.  But under the mask of independence, even

    the most fearsome leaders are vulnerable to the views of others.

    Men of power pull off their disguise of aloofness well enough to

    fool even the psychological experts.  But the success of their sham is

    our undoing,   saddling us with a mistaken vision of self-sufficiency,

    imbuing us with guilt for our dependence on the superorganism.

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