Day 1,103: despot

There were rumors that the king was regarded as having been an enlightened despot.

Artwork of the day 
Rumors
Goran Despotovski
Original Title: RUMORS - Paintings 2011
Date: 2011; Serbia
Style: Abstract Art
Genre: abstract, symbolic painting
Media: oil

Word of the day 
despot: a person, especially a ruler, who has unlimited power over other people, and often uses it unfairly and cruelly

Quote of the day
“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”
― Thomas Jefferson