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Military dictatorships generally are less efficient than those run by lone despots or the clergy.
As further proof of my thesis, rank seems to correlate well with inefficiency: Few of the generals who have served their country as despots can hold a candle, efficiency-wise, to Col.
You must be benevolent despots, lest you find yourself manipulated by someone with the hide of a rhinoceros.
He has been equally destructive as a legislator: A fervent anti-Communist, he championed right-wing despots across Latin America (including death-squad leaders).