| 1 | I resent his dictatorial manner. | |
| 2 | A corollary is that arbitrary administrative power would have to be severely limited. | |
| 3 | After all, it is in the nature of bureaucrats to resist any encroachment on their unbridled power. | |
| 4 | To those affected it is the arbitrary nature of the tax changes that has them rattled. | |
| 5 | However, it would be wrong to think that this made Chinese governance arbitrary, irrational, or despotic. |