History consists of a series of swindles, in which the masses are first lured into revolt by the promise of Utopia, and then, when they have done their job, enslaved over again by the new masters.

George Orwell (1903-1950) English writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]

“James Burnham and the Managerial Revolution” (May 1946)

Summarizing Burnham's view of history.