Motif
ruler sustains power through manufactured war
ruler_sustains_power_through_manufactured_war
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Tyrants' Fear, War, and Vengeance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 21563-21745 confidence: high
After foreign enemies are settled, the tyrant stirs up wars so the people need a leader, are impoverished by taxes, and suspected advocates of freedom can be destroyed through the enemy.
The tyrant continually stirs up wars so the people need a leader, become impoverished, and suspected opponents can be destroyed.
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