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{{quote|''It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited for power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well''.|'''[[Harry Potter|Albus Dumbledore]]'''}}
Some say [[History of the World Part One|
A '''Reluctant Ruler''' is someone who is entrusted with permanent power over others despite desperately trying to ''avoid'' it at all costs. It is believed that between a brilliant person who [[I Just Want to Be Special|strives for glory]] and a brilliant person [[I Just Want to Be Normal|who shuns it]], the latter is least likely to [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|abuse the power]] they are given, automatically making them a [[Comes Great Responsibility|passable, if not great, ruler]].
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* From ''[[Disenchantment]]'':
** Zog, the King of Dreamland and the protagonist's father. He never wanted to be king; when he was young, he was a [[Warrior Prince]] who would have preferred to be a leader in Dreamland's army, and only became heir after his older brother was assassinated. As one might expect, he isn't a very competent ruler.
** His first
== Real Life ==
* Yao, the first king/emperor of China, supposedly passed his throne to Shun because he was the most competent and
* In another Chinese example, Liu Bei of "The Three
* Prince Albert, Duke of York, would have liked nothing more than to live quietly with his nice family, and, since he was the second son, this was a reasonable expectation. However, his brother Edward VIII turned out to be a complete screwup, and Albert (as George VI) shouldered the duties of the King-Emperor (the stress of which is often thought to have considerably hastened his death).
* George Washington, the first President of the United States of America, did not want the position in the first place, and outright refused to be made king of the new country when the idea was presented.
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