Do you want to rule? Do you see the problems in your country and know how to fix them?

If only you had the power to do so. Well, you come to the right place.

But before we begin this lesson in political power, ask yourself, why don't rulers see as clearly as you?

Instead, acting in such selfish, self-destructive, short-sighted ways.

Are they stupid, these most powerful people in the world? Or is it something else?

The throne looks omnipotent from afar, but it is not as it seems. Take the throne to act,

and the throne acts upon you. Except that or turn back now before we discuss

the rules for rulers. No matter how bright the rays of any sun king, no man rules alone.

A king can't build roads alone, can't enforce laws alone, can't defend the nation or himself alone.

The power of a king is not to act, but to get others to act on his behalf, using the treasure in his vaults.

A king needs an army and someone to run it, treasure and someone to collect it, law, and someone to enforce it.

The individuals needed to make the necessary things happen are the King's keys to power.

All the changes you wish to make are but thoughts in your head if the keys will not follow your commands.

In a dictatorship where might makes right, the number of keys to power is small,

perhaps only a dozen generals, bureaucrats, and regional leaders. Sway them to your side and the

power to rule is yours, but never forget, displease them, and they will replace you.

Now, all countries lie on a spectrum from those where the ruler needs few key supporters

to those where the ruler needs many.

This foundation of power is why countries are different.

Yet many keys or few, the rules are the same.

First, get the key supporters on your side.

With them, you have the power to act. You have

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