# Who would you choose as benevolent dictator or philosopher king today?

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**Created:** [December 28, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-benevolent-dictator-or-philosopher-king-today/607582 "2011-12-28T01:19:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-benevolent-dictator-or-philosopher-king-today/607582/61 "2012-02-26T18:06:54Z")

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> [@Foggy](#):
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> Really now, was there any other choice? [Lord Havelock Vetinari](http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Havelock_Vetinari).
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> 😛

Excellent choice!

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**Author:** ![savvsyearch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@savvsyearch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/savvsyearch)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-benevolent-dictator-or-philosopher-king-today/607582/62 "2012-02-28T01:29:21Z")

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Anthony Bourdain -because the US would be eating well.  
Stephan Fry

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-choose-as-benevolent-dictator-or-philosopher-king-today/607582/63 "2012-03-03T18:35:21Z")

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Jon Stewart.

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