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Marquis de Sade

"One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants."

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"One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants."

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"Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive."

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"It is also in the interests of the tyrant to make his subjects poor... the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting."

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"As a result of this greed for power, the poor is not only silenced but also oppressed."

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"A tyrant has uncommon moral compass."

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"Authority allows two roles: the torturer and the tortured. Twists people into joyless mannequins that fear and hate, while culture plunges into the abyss."

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"Government today is growing too strong to be safe. There are no longer any citizens in the world there are only subjects. They work day in and day out for their masters they are bound to die for their masters at call. Out of this working and dying they tend to get less and less."

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"It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about."

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"Do you wish to take control of your life? Begin by focusing on steering the storm, rather than where the lightening strikes."

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"Nothing in the Grimmerie on how to depose a tyrant - nothing useful... Nothing there that described why men and women could turn out so horrible. Or so wonderful - if that ever happens anymore."

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"From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard."

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