#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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If tyranny and oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. ↗

— James Madison

#patriot-act #tyranny #war #acting

Those are serious questions of war and peace, of freedom or tyranny, whether or not there is ever going to be a hope of us instilling some democratic systems in a part of the world that frankly is breeding hate and destruction directed right at us. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#democratic #destruction #directed #ever #frankly

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

#balances #checks #elaborate #feature #form

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

— David Hume

#beaten #heights #popularity #power #road

In most of history, societies have not been free. It's a very rare society that is free. The default condition of human societies is tyranny. ↗

— Michael Novak

#condition #default #free #history #human

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. ↗

— Plato

#democracy #naturally #out #tyranny

We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny. ↗

— James H. Douglas

#fighting #must #peace #terror #times

When people talk to me about tyranny, it makes me laugh and gives me the impression that people suffer from amnesia. ↗

— Jean Claude Duvalier

#amnesia #gives #impression #laugh #makes

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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