A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Bio: Eric Sink is a software developer and writer. He is the author of Eric Sink on the Business of Software, a collection of essays from his blog and the "Business of Software" column for the Microsoft Developer Network.
