“I suggested that he judge, no more, guided by one principle, perhaps . . .” “And that?” “To keep his friends and destroy his enemies.” “To judge unjustly, then.” “What is justice? Two forces collide. Each may have the right in his own sphere. And here’s where an Emperor commands orderly solutions. Those collisions he cannot prevent—he solves.” “How?” “In the simplest way: he decides.” “Keeping his friends and destroying his enemies.” “Isn’t that stability? People want order, this kind or some other.
