Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarian…

John Stuart Mill
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Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement. ✨ John Stuart Mill (1989). J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings, p.13, Cambridge University Press
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Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement. ✨ John Stuart Mill (1989). J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings, p.13, Cambridge University Press

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