11388 | Let there be one ruler [Homer] |
6320 | The best rulers are invisible, the next admired, the next feared, and the worst are exploited [Laozi (Lao Tzu)] |
19964 | The natural power of a father suggests rule by one person, but that authority can be spread [Montesquieu] |
21089 | Monarchs have the highest power; autocrats have complete power [Kant] |
20936 | Caesarism emerges when two forces in society are paralysed in conflict [Gramsci] |
19627 | Opportunists can save a nation, and heroes can ruin it [Cioran] |