But Chinese leaders are also united in their belief that tolerating organised political opposition might result in their downfall, and should therefore be avoided at all costs.
Of course, such a wholesale recusance on the part of the economic laity will result in the downfall of the pampered economic priesthood - they will be turfed out of their cloistered temples, and dragged kicking and screaming from the boardrooms, cabinet tables and television studios where they currently hold sway.
Iran's influential Revolutionary Guard condemned Saudi Arabia's "medieval act of savagery," and prophesied that this would result in the "downfall" of that country's monarchy.
Ritter predicted a popular Iraqi uprising against a U.S. occupation of Iraq, coupled with broader instability in the region which could result in the downfall of some Arab government.
Carraway observes the nature of the pairs' desires - and how their carelessness results in their downfall.
This results in the downfall of the first not all-good man.
But it was a relatively small gain that resulted in his downfall.
Colonel Qaddafi, of course, was an international pariah, and the West quickly took action that resulted in his downfall.
The coming of Europeans resulted in the downfall of most of the cultures of the Central American and northern Andean region.
A gifted general and administrator, he eventually became the most powerful official in the empire, but his insatiable greed and ambition ultimately resulted in his downfall.
The scandal that resulted in his downfall began on April 6 when The Columbus Dispatch reported that two women in his office had filed sexual harassment complaints against Anthony Gutierrez, a leading aide and longtime friend.
