#tyranny

There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. ↗

— Clara Barton

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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#foothold #gain #good #needs #people

Peace without justice is tyranny. ↗

— William Allen White

#peace #tyranny #without

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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In summary, the Romans were opposed to tyranny in any form; and the feature of government to which they gave the most thought was an elaborate system of checks and balances. ↗

— Robert Welch

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If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny. ↗

— Dee Hock

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Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present. ↗

— Sidney Hook

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. ↗

— David Hume

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Death is softer by far than tyranny. ↗

— Aeschylus

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