digitalbusker quoted The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3)
To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as …
Content warning Minor spoilers for Mistborn: The Hero of Ages
"Once, you couldn't do things like that," Vin said from a short distance away, her voice echoing in the large cavern. "Like what?" "Give a man such forceful commands," she said. "Take control away from him. You'd have wanted to give these people a vote on whether or not they should join your empire."
— The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3) (Page 72)
I'm going to try to make this my only instance in this book of grousing that so much fiction (fantasy fiction in particular?) is sympathetic towards autocrats.