The Tyrant and the Benefactor

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They try their best, that crest of reform,
All that remains is troughs of tyranny,

The 'self-assured' tyrant, for that momentary improvement,
Generations of moments in the future orphaned by that 'benevolent' tyranny,

For how do I distinguish between tyrant and benefactor,
Both play lute divine, charming the same chord in me,
Piecemeal, comprehensible progress, my only guarantee for progress,
And this is my society's greatest irony.