#tyrant

Whitehead reacted strongly against the idea of God as a cosmic tyrant, one who brings about everything. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#against #brings #cosmic #everything #god

Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free. ↗

— Bill Richardson

#been #enlightenment #free #ignorance #salvation

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. ↗

— George W. Bush

#free #iraq #tyrant

A woman who gives any advantage to a man may expect a lover but will sooner or later find a tyrant. ↗

— George Byron

#any #expect #find #gives #later

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#dies #his #martyr #over #rule

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states. ↗

— Demosthenes

#excessive #free #good #security #states

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the government of France, and few have a worse record of supporting tyrants and killers. ↗

— Richard Perle

#does #example #few #for example #france

In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies. ↗

— Yevgeny Yevtushenko

#poets #russia #their #tyrants #worst

Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him. ↗

— Charles Fourier

#government #liberty #poltics #tyrants #friendship

It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right. ↗

— John Avlon

#calling #comparing #him #hitler #important