Why Are Dictators Always Evil?

There was never an Ivan The Wonderful.
No one in their right mind ever looked back on Hitler and said he was a swell dude just misunderstood.

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DDonde · 31-35, M

I suppose you have to be a certain level of cruel and ruthless by default to maintain the position. Beyond that, they undermine a country's institutions - and do lasting inheritable damage to things like the rule of law, democracy, etc.