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Single Idea 20254

[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 3. Government / a. Government ]

Full Idea

Some govern out of pleasure in governing, others in order not to be governed - to the latter, governing is merely the lesser of two evils.

Gist of Idea

People govern for the pleasure of it, or just to avoid being governed

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Dawn (Daybreak) [1881], 181)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Dawn (Daybreak)', ed/tr. Smith, Brittain [Stanford 2011], p.130


A Reaction

Our current society is full of self-employed people whose major motivation is to avoid being employees.