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<node id="195671" title="Re: Perlmonks - democracy or oligarchy?" created="2002-09-06 11:30:44" updated="2005-07-27 11:59:28">
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mojobozo</author>
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&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Hubris is the democratic urge to raise oneself up to the gods&lt;/i&gt;
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Well, actually, dictionary.com serves it up thusly:
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hu·bris   Pronunciation Key  (hybrs) also hy·bris (h-)
n. 
Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: “There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris” (McGeorge Bundy). 
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