Being autocratic can help you steamroll the opposition but sooner than later every leader, elected or not, faces issues than can only be solved through mutual cooperation.

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What this ritual interchange reveals is a larger habit of thinking about the more enjoyable things in life: They're only on loan or acquired on credit, and sooner or later the date when they must be paid for will roll around.

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