# What do rulers do when they rule?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Rodney Barker
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Philosophy
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/what-do-rulers-do-when-they-rule)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Mark Twain commented that anyone who actively sought to become President was clearly thereby morally disqualified from holding the office. Why do people seek to govern, why do they do what they do when they govern, and how are we to explain and describe what they are doing?

## Lectures

1. [What do rulers do when they rule?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/what-do-rulers-do-when-they-rule/3121e0a31f77) (YouTube)