#tyrants

Common tyrants, and public oppressors, are not intitled to obedience from their subjects, by virtue of any thing here laid down by the inspired apostle. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#apostle #common #down #here #inspired

The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#blood #from time to time #liberty #needs #patriots

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

— William Penn

#governed #men #must #ruled #tyrants

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. ↗

— William Penn

#obedience #rebellion #tyrants

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

— Bill Richardson

#been #enlightenment #free #ignorance #salvation

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords. ↗

— John Sterling

#affords #fiercest #lords #our #own

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

— Demosthenes

#excessive #free #good #security #states

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

— Yevgeny Yevtushenko

#poets #russia #their #tyrants #worst

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

— Marquis de Sade

#kings #save #tyrants #weeps #why

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

#extinguished #heart #keeps #minds #moderation