The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.
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Attributed to Voltaire in Likharev, K.K. (2021). On Government and Politics. In: Likharev, K.K. (eds) Essential Quotes for Scientists and Engineers. Springer, Cham. doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org, with a footnote stating "As quoted, without a date, by Laurence J. Peter in 1977."
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Also quoted as "The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."