On Good Government

How power ought be accumulated.
A desire for power can only make a bad leader because that leader is governed by their own wishes. A good leader needs to be able to respond to having power vested in them by others. Good government is therefore not about "electability"; it is about stopping people in office choosing themselves before others! Good governments allow for people to be chosen: either by election by the people or by traditional rules like bloodline. What is critical about both of these is that people find themselves in positions of responsibility by virtue of the world around them not by virtue of their aspirations. In fact Monarchy offers a better system than democratic election because a Monarch is monarch through absolutely no desire of their own. "Politicians" on the other hand can rise through the ranks and gain positions of power because they want that power. This means they will be the worst self-serving types.

Strong government is therefore needed to thwart the aspirations of self-serving individuals who would wish power for themselves.