Madness string 82390

Random mermaid
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector. When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

I always thought I had a good imagination, but it turns out... that was just my imagination.