Over the government and how it develop
I think it was because of his pride and to prove a point. He wanted to be the winning side and was prepared to do anything for that.
Historically it has always been to get rid of the disagreement itself. This would be by imprisonment, torture, and mass murder. It could also be trickier, such as controlling the media, education system, and political arena and simply claim that there is no opposition, which I am sure people have noticed of late regarding science and economics.
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