#tyrants

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. ↗

— William Penn

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Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. ↗

— William Penn

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

— Bill Richardson

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

— Demosthenes

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

— Charles Fourier

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One weeps not save when one is afraid, and that is why kings are tyrants. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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Let tyrants shake their iron rod. ↗

— William Billings

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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could. ↗

— Daniel Defoe

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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear. ↗

— George W. Bush

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