The basic difference between authoritarian and totalitarian governments is that, although both forms of government seek to discourage individual freedom of thought and action, Totalitarianism attempts to do this by asserting total control over the lives of its citizens, whereas Authoritarianism prefers the blind submission of its citizens to authority. © 2024 The Stewardship Report on Connecting Goodness – Towards Global Citizenship is published by The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation Supporting & Educating Young Global Leaders is affiliated with Orphans International Worldwide, Raising Global Citizens. If supporting youth is important to you, subscribe to J. Luce Foundation updates here. Discover more from The Stewardship Report Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe