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The Conquerors by Herbert Kaufman
Noted essay declares that true conquerors are invisible pests: vermin, microbes, flies and disease. It urges society to unite, clean up environments, end waste, and wage a real war against epidemics and decay. Strong venerated rulers are dismissed as fleeting shadows compared to unseen enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phalaris
Agrigentum
Cambyses
Nile
Alexander
Macedon
Caesar
Hengist
Rome
Timur
Attila
Ivan
Canute
Thor
Barbarossa
Gustavus
Sweden
Alva
Wolf
Torquemada
Marlborough
Death