praetorianism

“Throughout history, circumstances such as these have bred praetorianism, warriors becoming enamored with their moral superiority and impatient with the failings of those they are charged to defend.”

The Washington Post: Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance

“She is Little Miss Republican now...nice moderate window dressing for the partei of praetorianism.”

The Chimes at Midnight

“You all know the cliches they spout when they want to lick the asses of praetorianism.”

The Chimes at Midnight

“Among these were praetorianism in the capital and the great provincial towns; subjection of land and peasantry to military seigneurs, who gradually detached themselves from the central control; wars undertaken abroad for no better reason than the employment of soldiery feared at home; consequent expansion of the territorial empire beyond the administrative capacity of the central government; development of the”

The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

“Legitimating soldiers’ lobbies is likely to warp national-security policy and crack open the door to praetorianism.”

Warrior Politics