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We do not find in authentic history any reliable record of sage-kings, although myths of prehistoric China speak of them. Perhaps the nearest to this ideal combination of knowledge, wisdom, goodness, and power appeared in persons like Ashaka of India. Certainly with such government many problems and evils associated with familiar forms--such as democracy, aristocracy, monarchy, and dictatorship--would vanish.

-- Notebooks Category 13: Human Experience > Chapter 2 : Living in The World > # 542