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> Democracy and other decentralized systems of rule are designed to protect individuals from such bad effects by essentially making the government ridiculously slow and inefficient. Autocratic forms of government can be much more bold and efficient than any decentralized or collective rule, almost by definition.
The slowness and inefficiency of polities like the HRE were its strengths--protecting smaller political entities from the oppression of larger ones and allowing everyone involved the chance to have their day in court.
I'm getting that from this book:
https://www.amazon.com/German-Home-Towns-Community-1648-1871/dp/0801485088
If a leader can do good things quickly they can also do bad things quickly. Gridlock gives everyone the time to react.