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Considering that different individuals are virtually certain to have mutually exclusive definitions of 'good', that's not a wise tyrant. That's a very foolish tyrant, who is unlikely to survive the possession of power for any length of time.
Benevolence itself is a trap. The wise treat men as straw dogs; to lead men, you must turn your back on them.