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 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

 The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins
  Søren Kierkegaard

 The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him; they crush those beneath them
  Emily Bronte

 The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience
  Albert Camus

 The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts.
  Oscar Wilde

 There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful
  Samuel Johnson

 There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war
  Reinhold Niebuhr

 There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
  Charles de Montesquieu

 There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
  Charles de Montesquieu

 This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
  Plato

 Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort.
  Marshall McLuhan

 Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort.
  Marshall McLuhan

 Tyranny is always better organized than freedom

 Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them
  Voltaire


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