Was it the wicked leaders who led innocent populations to slaughter, or was it wicked populations who whose leaders after their own hearts?

--T.H. White, The Once and Future King, pg 630

The essence of government comes from the beliefs of the men who lead the rest. The most prominent leaders from the books The Once and Future King and Brave New World, King Arthur and Mustapha Mond, respectively, have their own views towards how a government runs most smoothly and they both stick to their policies. The two styles are quite different in the ways they control, but the essence of the two characters is quite similar. Influences from these individuals control how each of their governments run.

King Arthur is a simpleton growing up, one of the common folk of England. It is from this heritage that he pulls his governing style: to...