Nobody would associate themselves with someone who acts irrationally or ridiculously. The tyrannical man is absurd and promotes absurdity. The irony of this image, though, is that there are small streaks of tyranny in all people, I think, even the "philosophers". Even though no person would admit it, all have "casted off sleep and sought something of gratification". What separates the tyrannical man from the non, is that the non-tyrannical man can control himself, or at least has learned from his tyranny.
P.S. - Caleb's
Hmm, interesting point. Maybe simply there are those who have learned how to direct their more tyrannical tendencies towards other purposes.
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