| Nevertheless, even absolute monarchs or totalitarian dictators are constrained by forces beyond their control. |
| When it comes to Germans and their relationship with dictators, Enzensberger knows whereof he speaks. |
| Intimidation of critics and the press is the hallmark of dictators and other absolutist weaklings. |
| Some countries turned to dictators like Hitler for economic and political salvation. |
| Right-wing libertarians in the US view Castro as one of the nastier dictators in the world. |
| Intervention in domestic politics often cements dictators in place by uniting the people against what they see as foreign aggression. |
