#despot

Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much. ↗

— Bill Owens

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Democracy passes into despotism. ↗

— Plato

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Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be. ↗

— Arabella Weir

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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Religions are the cradles of despotism. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#religions

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface. ↗

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Have any of our friends got off the Island with their families, or what must they submit to? Despotism or destruction, I fear, is their fate. ↗

— William Floyd

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Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous. ↗

— William Wells Brown

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