1. Haile Selassie
... his feet because the all-powerful supreme ruler of the empire could not be seen as having his feet swinging from a chair like a boy (27). It is important to first note all the lavishness and extravagancy of Selassie's character because it cues examiners into the inner quality of Selassie's psyche, which in turn was the literal heart of government in Ethiopia ... slyly understood to remain supreme ruler he needed his tainted government to be to busy squabbling amongst themselves than to band together and oust him from rule. Thus, he understood classic divide and conquer' tactics to under...
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