Assertion: dictator's people | /r/AtLocation | power
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text: Keep the winning coalition as small as possible: you will need fewer people to stay in power, have higher control over them, and you will save on graft ( my note: however, smaller number also means easier for them to organize a putsch ) Keep the nominal selectors as large as possible: so that you can easily replace troublemakers among the influentials and essentials, and sends the essentials a message that they better behave Control the flow of revenues Pay your essentials just enough to keep them loyal: and keep them away from the source of money