Well, unregulated power can lead to greed and zero mercy for those within your peasant realm. Great unhealthy amounts of cruelty, and etc.
It is a simile. A simile is comparing two things with like or as. Example: "They were as quiet as a mouse". Now never confuse this with a metaphor which doesn't use like or as, but still compares two things. Example: "She is a walking encyclopedia" . This is telling you indirectly that she is a very smart and talkative person. A simile would tell you directly
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C.They may use words that are unfamiliar now but we're common long ago.
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Compound i think or its complex
I think its pride or optimism, but most likely pride