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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Unlikely he would have been able to just sail off into the sunset. Instability of his successor is one of the reasons he stuck around. He just as easily could have been stripped of his wealth and thrown in a gulag.
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This is effectively the truth of any Dictator. Their lives are directly correlated to their power. There is no viable 'Dictator Retirement Plan.'
Once they're no longer useful or under the protection of the State someone is going to find their continued existence inconvenient and seek to remedy the situation.
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