Hitler, Charlie Chaplin’s Great Dictator, had not only to share power, status and decorations with his generals and state officials; he also had to bribe them with economic rewards well beyond the rate for the job. Worse, he had to keep them bribed. As soon as they received a better offer, all previous deals were off. This is much like the case of a Democratic Alliance leader leaving that party to become an ambassador in 21st century South Africa. No person governs alone. Machiavelli wrote: “The first opinion that is formed of a ruler’s intelligence is based on.
