07/02/2026
Many centuries ago, in Corinth, a municipality of Corinthia, a new leader named Periander rose to power and sought to ensure a smooth tenure. He sent a message to Thrasybulus of Miletus, who had clung to power without inefficiency, for advice.
The key advice to Periander was to be preemptive. In other words, he must purge potentially dangerous people before they act.
