Quoting%20commentary for Megillah 23:8

(שם, ה) ובמלאות הימים האלה וגו' רב ושמואל חד אמר מלך פיקח היה וחד אמר מלך טיפש היה מאן דאמר מלך פיקח היה שפיר עבד דקריב רחיקא ברישא דבני מאתיה כל אימת דבעי מפייס להו ומאן דאמר טיפש היה דאיבעי ליה לקרובי בני מאתיה ברישא דאי מרדו ביה הנך הני הוו קיימי בהדיה

[It is written] (Esther 1:5) "And when these days had been fulfilled, etc." [Of] Rav and Shmuel, one said 'he was a prudent king', and the other said 'he was a stupid king'. The one who said 'was a prudent king' reasoned that he did well in first bringing near those who were far away, since he could pacify the people of his city whenever he wished. And the one who said 'was a stupid king' reasoned that he should have brought near the people of his city first, because if they [distant people] were to rebel against him, these [people of his city] would support him.

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