There are lofty musings _ " Gorbachev seems to have been influenced by the work of Immanuel Kant, who wrote about the ` rule of law state,'as opposed to the rule of ` benevolent despots,'so common in the late 18th century " _ and loud rants : " Isn't it a bit late to reform the Russian army?
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Coulby's influence came from his having been manager of the Pickands Mather fleet and Great Lakes Towing ( commonly known as the " Tug Trust " ), as president of the largest shipping fleet on the lakes, his company's relationship to U . S . Steel ( which shipped far more ore on the lakes than any other company ), and his natural aggressiveness and tendency to see himself as a " benevolent despot ".
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Even assuming that he HAD such ability, his exercise of it in this instance stands in stark contrast to his prior attempts to define himself as " just another editor . " Personally, while I accept and applaud Jimbo's work as an advocate and public face, I question whether his continued elevated rights status is necessary or in keeping with the ethos at Wikipedia, but at a minimum I think that this is an issue that needs to be discussed in a broader forum and some form of policy or essay written that can give editors and administrators a better understanding of when Jimbo is being a person and when Jimbo is being a benevolent despot.
