Quote Originally Posted by denuseri View Post
And yet is it not also true that even the tyrant doth not rule alone, that were it not for the submission of others and those willing to support it, no one would rule for long at all?
Yes, that's true. But someone will replace that tyrant. And he might be worse than the devil you know!

Of course, you could make sure that no one replaces him. In which case everyone becomes a tyrant, taking what they want, killing anyone they please, until someone strong enough takes control, and you have another tyrant.