Across the planet, political power is slowly drifting toward strongmen and military-style governments. Surveys in recent years have shown that people, especially younger adults, are growing ever more doubtful that liberal democracy actually works.
Mark Twain is famously credited with having said, "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes." And with that reasoning, some of history’s most famous dictators could return in modern form, sharing the same traits as those who came before. But what, exactly, are the common characteristics that previous dictators have shared? Click on to find out.