Quote Originally Posted by alh_p View Post
For the CM's complete lack of industrial discontent -you barely need garrisons and can devote as many towns as you like to industry, without having to build seminaries and pleasure palaces.
I never build pleasure palaces or seminaries and republics have never been a problem. The gains over time of the republican economic bonus (not even counting the research bonus) more than pay for any garrisons you have to maintain. Discontent is only a problem if you don't spread out your universities.