“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.” – Voltaire
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"The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination." – Voltaire
"The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination." – Voltaire
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