Solomon, who inherited a strong monarchy, reigned for 40 years.
In The Fixers, his account of the strong-arm reign of Mannix at MGM, EJ Fleming details the scandals that Mannix made disappear for Louis B Mayer and his wayward employees: reckless affairs, drunk-driving busts, wife beatings, drug arrests and union beefs.
Once rights and the institutions built to protect them are pushed to the side and the strong man reigns, the path to violations becomes real and the difficulties of re-establishing the rule of law become very steep indeed.
But if ever there was a show that needed a strong leader to reign in all its wacky journos, it's this one.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why it is imperative that we pass strong policies that reign in junk food producers/marketers like Coca-Cola.
"In France, you kept your car 20 years, and brand loyalty reigned strong, especially among Citroën owners," said Jerome Chastel, commercial director at Christophe Briard Automobiles, a big Toyota dealership in Paris.
In the men's 400m hurdles a strong start from reigning Olympic champion Angelo Taylor put the American in the lead coming into the home straight.
Israel must also acknowledge the history of its centuries-old Armenian quarter and church that reigns strong in Jerusalem.
Strong, sober, contemporary design reigns, but the abiding influence is literature.
A strong collection by the reigning champion, 27-year-old Christopher Kane, was matched frock-for-frock by a strong contender, Canadian-born Royal College of Art graduate Erdem Moralioglu.
