Tyranny is the type of government in which one person or group holds absolute power. Anarchy is political and social disorder due to no government or law. Bentham's quote means that tyranny and anarchy are closely related, which is because tyranny brings about anarchy.
I agree with this because when one person or group holds all power, their death may leave all the power in no one's hands and the only existing control is gone. This is anarchy. Thus, tyranny leads to anarchy. The two really are very close.
And then 90% of the time, out of anarchy comes tyranny. Suddenly one person in all that chaos quells it, usually with some kind of personal army, and suddenly they are the new tyrant.
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