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I’m not sure where I heard this phrase but I love it so much: being a dictator is like riding a wolf by the ears, the only thing more terrifying than continuing
by andy_ppp 2y ago
I’m not sure where I heard this phrase but I love it so much: being a dictator is like riding a wolf by the ears, the only thing more terrifying than continuing to hold on is letting go.
- blooalien 2y agoMost of the search results I turn up attribute it to Thomas Jefferson. A similar quote, "Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers from which they dare not dismount." is attributed to Winston Churchill, but apparently his quote derives from even older sayings from China (… he who rides a tiger cannot dismount …, … to bind a tiger is easy, the trouble is to let him loose …, etc). "The More You Know" ~ PSA jingle sounds ~ :)