School provides unnecessary stress to children's lives. Although it is good and necessary for children to learn, there is no way I could say that "I LOVE school" or "I couldn't go a day without school"

Today, many people think of dictatorship as a negative type of government where people are under total control of a cruel and malevolent tyrant. However, having a dictator on the throne is better than the alternative: no one at all. As shown through the examples of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Hosni Mubarak, even the enemy of democracy is preferable to complete anarchy.

During the 1800s, Italy was and had been nothing more than a group of independent city-states who were weak compared to the larger countries in Europe. However, this all changed when Giuseppe Garibaldi, an influential military leader rose to power with hundreds of supporters and fans. Joining the revolutionary Carbonari, Garibaldi conquered and unified much of southern Italy. Later on, his efforts allowed Italy to be completely unified into a single country. Even though he had declared himself the “Dictator of Sicily” at Salemi, Italy in 1860, he was loved by the Italian people for his national pride and patriotism. Even today, he is considered an Italian national hero, with monuments erected for him around the world, including New York City. Though he was a dictator, Giuseppe Garibaldi helped unify Italy and created a new, brighter country.

For almost thirty years, Hosni Mubarak had held office as the “modern pharaoh” of Egypt. Under his rule, Egypt has stayed in peaceful relations with Israel and the United States, making it one of the most stable countries in the Middle East today. Even as protestors demanded his resignation as the economy fell, Mubarak did not use military force to crush them. Instead, he complied with their desires and stepped down. However, the next government for Egypt is still undecided, and with the military in control, a chaotic leader may rise. If the new leader does not feel the same way towards relations with Israel and the United States, the years of stability gained through Mubarak’s reign may go to waste. Even if he was a dictator, Hosni Mubarak maintained a stable country, much better than anarchy or militaristic rule.

Although they were both dictators, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Hosni Mubarak both helped their countries reach new heights, a situation preferred over chaos. As of today, many people still believe that dictatorship is an evil type of government, but in some cases, dictators can create a better state than anarchy would provide.