Roman Republicans pre-Roman Empire distrusted Monarchy in the same way that cypherpunks and Bitcoin maximalists distrust centralized entities 

Dictatorships were temporary, existing only for crisis (see Cincinatus) - values for libertas (freedom) and res publicas (the public) were cherished, it was never a democracy

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Roman Republicans viewed monarchy as a threat to freedom, similar to modern cypherpunks and Bitcoin maximalists' distrust of centralized entities. They valued liberty and the public good over dictatorship