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According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

In Gaza, where Israel is also the occupying power, Hamas has been the sole ruler since 2007.

“He is taking a page from authoritarian rulers around the world who have used crime as an excuse to consolidate power and suppress rights.”

Mary Roy turned much of her fury on her son, once beating him until a wooden ruler broke, punishment for being merely "average" while his sister excelled in school.

It is, after all, both the ultimate power and the ultimate fear, that the ruler of the state holds the lives of his people in his hands.