Different time; different place.
If I recall correctly, weren’t there both legal and illegal tyrants from the Greek era. And I think Cincinnatus was a dictator, and that legally. My memory’s fuzzy on my history here, but I believe that training in the classics in Revolutionary Days involved in depth review of Greek & Roman eras. In fact, Washington was seen as the “new Cincinnatus” because he reliquished his power. I’m a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and I know the Washington story well, and the reason Cincinnati, originally Fort Washington, got its name.
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