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Tyranny Quotes

"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."

"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."

Charles de Montesquieu, French Philosopher

Tyranny, Apathy, Democracy, Public

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

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

Marquis de Sade, French Novelist

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"I will have thee, as our rarer monsters are, painted upon a pole,and underwrit: "Here you may see the tyrant, Macbeth."

"I will have thee, as our rarer monsters are, painted upon a pole,and underwrit: "Here you may see the tyrant, Macbeth."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Tyranny, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

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

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

Pat Robertson, American Clergyman

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"Everybody would be a dictator if he could."

"Everybody would be a dictator if he could."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Tyranny, Power, People, Desire, Control

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

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

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Tyranny, May, Victims

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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."

"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."

Gregory Maguire, American Novelist

Tyranny, Goodness, Evil, Knowledge

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"A tyrant has uncommon moral compass."

"A tyrant has uncommon moral compass."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Tyranny, Morality, Power, Truth, Wisdom

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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."

"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."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Tyranny, Tyrant, Poverty, People, Power

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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."

"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."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Tyranny, Ironcurtain, Trouble

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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."

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

Gary Hopkins, American Author

Tyranny, Focus, Control, Mindset, Action

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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."

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

Alan Moore, British Writer

Tyranny, Authority, Power, Control, Suffering

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

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

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Tyranny, Greed, Power, Oppression, Silencing

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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."

"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."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Tyranny, Government, Power, Control, Freedom

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