The 164 Best Tyranny Quotes
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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln, president
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery. C. S. Lewis, writer
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar, best known for his works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.
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Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. Edmund Burke, statesman
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist who is considered one of the founding fathers of modern conservatism.
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It is not my nature, when I see a people borne down by the weight of their shackles - the oppression of tyranny - to make their life more bitter by heaping upon them greater burdens; but rather would I do all in my power to raise the yoke than to add anything that would tend to crush them. Abraham Lincoln, president
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
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A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, author
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and critic of Soviet totalitarianism.
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Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government. B. R. Ambedkar, politician
B. R. Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer who is known as the architect of the Indian Constitution.
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A dogmatic belief in objective value is necessary to the very idea of a rule which is not tyranny or an obedience which is not slavery. C. S. Lewis, writer
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar, best known for his works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. C. S. Lewis, writer
C. S. Lewis was a British writer and scholar, best known for his works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity.
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If there were an exact and universal scale of punishments and crimes, we would have a fairly reliable and shared instrument to measure the degree of tyranny and liberty, of the basic humanity or malice of the different nations. Cesare Beccaria, judge
Cesare Beccaria was an Italian philosopher and criminologist who is best known for his work "On Crimes and Punishments," which advocated for the reform of the criminal justice system.
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The tyranny of a multitude is a multiplied tyranny. Edmund Burke, statesman
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist who is considered one of the founding fathers of modern conservatism.
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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Edmund Burke, statesman
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist who is considered one of the founding fathers of modern conservatism.
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I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution. George Washington, president
George Washington was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
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Whoever is new to power is always harsh. Aeschylus, poet
Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright and poet, known for his tragedies and considered one of the founders of Western drama.
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A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy. Aldous Huxley, novelist
Aldous Huxley was a British novelist and essayist, best known for his dystopian novel "Brave New World".
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated. Bassem Youssef, entertainer
Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, and television host known for his satirical news program, "Al-Bernameg."
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There is no such thing as liberty. You only change one sort of domination for another. All we can do is to choose our master. D. H. Lawrence, writer
D. H. Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic, best known for his controversial novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
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I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper. E. M. Forster, novelist
E. M. Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic, best known for his novels A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India.
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Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. Edward Abbey, author
Edward Abbey was an American author and essayist known for his environmental and wilderness advocacy.
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The principles of a free constitution are irrecoverably lost, when the legislative power is nominated by the executive. Edward Gibbon, historian
Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament who is best known for his monumental work, "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."
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By this act the president alone is empowered to make the law, to fix in his mind what acts, words, what thoughts or looks, shall constitute such a crime. Edward Livingston, judge
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When expressions of emotion are dangerous, and when you are constantly told that this terrible thing is being done for your own good, you quickly learn to hide your true feelings, even from yourself. George Monbiot, writer
George Monbiot is a British writer, journalist, and environmental activist known for his work on climate change, social justice, and political issues.
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All government, of course, is against liberty. H. L. Mencken, writer
H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, and cultural critic known for his satirical wit and criticism of American society.
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When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success. Jack Keane, general
General Jack Keane is a retired four-star general of the United States Army and a former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. James Madison, president
James Madison was the fourth President of the United States, serving from 1809 to 1817.
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Instead of exporting what they perceived to be rational, modern, humane government to their colonies, the British often found themselves propping up deeply unattractive and corrupt princelings and client rulers because this was the cheapest way of maintaining control. Linda Colley, historian
Linda Colley is a British historian and author who specializes in the history of Britain, empire, and nationalism.
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The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster. Ludwig von Mises, economist
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian economist and philosopher who is known for his contributions to the Austrian School of economics and his advocacy for free-market capitalism.
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The single despot stands out in the face of all men, and says: I am the State: My will is law: I am your master: I take the responsibility of my acts: The only arbiter I acknowledge is the sword: If any one denies my right, let him try conclusions with me. Lysander Spooner, philosopher
Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist who lived in the 19th century.
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A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, (or by any other name indicating his true character,) or by millions, calling themselves a government. Lysander Spooner, philosopher
Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist who lived in the 19th century.
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To deprive mankind of their natural right and power of creating wealth for themselves, is as great a tyranny as it is to rob them of it after they have created it. And this is done by all laws against honest banking. Lysander Spooner, philosopher
Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist who lived in the 19th century.
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For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends. Aeschylus, poet
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I just became what I call an 'anti-fascist novelist.' There is no word that covers both the fascists and the Communists, which mean different things to people, but of course they're the same: they're tyranny states. Alan Furst, author
Alan Furst is an American author known for his historical spy novels set in Europe before and during World War II.
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A lot of people tend to glorify the role of satire and comedians. They put them up as role models, as fighters for the truth and against tyranny, and I think that's overrated. Bassem Youssef, entertainer
Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, and television host known for his satirical news program, "Al-Bernameg."
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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality. Beau Willimon, playwright
Beau Willimon is an American playwright and screenwriter, best known for creating the political drama series House of Cards.
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Show Republicans a shiny pro-life or pro-marriage issue and they'd much rather address that controversial topic than keep pressing on the tyranny that Obamacare represents. Ben Shapiro, author
Ben Shapiro is an American conservative political commentator, author, and lawyer.
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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand Russell, philosopher
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.
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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, philosopher
Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate.
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From behind the Iron Curtain, there are signs that tyranny is in trouble and reminders that its structure is as brittle as its surface is hard. Dwight D. Eisenhower, president
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961.
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The desire for liberty has also made itself felt as struggle against domestic tyranny or arbitrary rule. Emily Greene Balch, educator
Emily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist, and pacifist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for her work in promoting peace and disarmament.
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Traditionally, Africans hate governments. They hate tyranny. George Ayittey, economist
George Ayittey is a Ghanaian economist, author, and president of the Free Africa Foundation.
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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. George Bernard Shaw, playwright
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, and political activist who wrote more than 60 plays during his lifetime.
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Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them. George Santayana, philosopher
George Santayana was a Spanish-American philosopher known for his works on aesthetics, ethics, and metaphysics.
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Our laws are ultimately all that protect us from tyranny, and before them we are all equal - prime ministers and private citizens alike. Gina Miller, april 19
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. Hannah Arendt, historian
Hannah Arendt was a German-born American philosopher and political theorist known for her works on totalitarianism, the nature of power, and the relationship between politics and morality.
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny. Hannah Arendt, historian
Hannah Arendt was a German-born American philosopher and political theorist known for her works on totalitarianism, the nature of power, and the relationship between politics and morality.
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The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny. Ice T, musician
Ice T is an American rapper, actor, and producer known for his contributions to the hip hop genre.
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Orwell's '1984' convinced me, rightly or wrongly, that Marxism was only a quantum leap away from tyranny. By contrast, Huxley's 'Brave New World' suggested that the totalitarian systems of the future might be subservient and ingratiating. J. G. Ballard, author
J. G. Ballard was a British novelist, short story writer, and essayist known for his dystopian and post-apocalyptic science fiction works.
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The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home. James Madison, president
James Madison was the fourth President of the United States, serving from 1809 to 1817.
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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, president
James Madison was the fourth President of the United States, serving from 1809 to 1817.
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To deprive mankind of their natural right and power of creating wealth for themselves, is as great a tyranny as it is to rob them of it after they have created it. And this is done by all laws against honest banking. Lysander Spooner, philosopher
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It is manifest that the only security against the tyranny of the government lies in forcible resistance to the execution of the injustice; because the injustice will certainly be executed, unless it be forcibly resisted. Lysander Spooner, philosopher
Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist who lived in the 19th century.
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The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease. Liam Cunningham, actor
Liam Cunningham is an Irish actor known for his roles in Game of Thrones, Hunger, and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
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There isn't any way for the people of Nicaragua to find out what's going on in Nicaragua. Elliott Abrams, lawyer
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There are those who think that in order to get respect you have to be some sort of tyrant or overly authoritative. You can be fair to people. Gianfranco Zola, athlete
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The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable. Jack Lew, public servant
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If we are not represented, we are slaves. James Otis, lawyer
James Otis was a lawyer and political activist who played a significant role in the American Revolution.
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Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal. Adlai Stevenson I, politician
Adlai Stevenson I was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897.
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Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny. Ben Nicholson, artist
Ben Nicholson was a British abstract artist known for his geometric and abstract paintings.
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The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit. Benazir Bhutto, leader
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The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist. Carl Levin, politician
Carl Levin is a retired American politician who served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1979 to 2015.
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I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity. Charles Edison, businessman
Charles Edison was an American businessman and politician who served as the 42nd Governor of New Jersey and was the son of inventor Thomas Edison.
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Tyranny is always better organized than freedom. Charles Peguy, philosopher
Charles Peguy was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher who lived from 1873 to 1914.
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Our Founders worried a lot about the tyranny of the majority. They designed our form of government to provide a loud voice for minority points of view. They hated the idea of unilateral power. And wanted to force advocates and policy makers, through structure and process, to compromise. Charlie Baker, politician
Charlie Baker is the current Governor of Massachusetts, serving since 2015.
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The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many checks and balances into our system, to guard against the excesses of a government that might be inflamed by public passion or perverted by a dictator's whim. David Ignatius, journalist
David Ignatius is an American journalist and novelist who is best known for his work as a columnist for The Washington Post.
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The Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny - and I'm happy with people using it; it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used this way. David Lloyd, artist
David Lloyd is a British comic book artist and illustrator, best known for his work on the graphic novel V for Vendetta.
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In France, I guess there's something like a tyranny in mentalities - we accept success badly, beauty, money. People are certainly envious, and this creates negative energy. This is annoying. I suffered a great deal at one time. I had to fight harder than others. Add to that my marriage to Polanski. Emmanuelle Seigner, actress
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My homeland of Belarus is an unlikely place for an Internet revolution. The country, controlled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, was once described by Condoleezza Rice as 'the last outpost of tyranny in Europe.' Evgeny Morozov, writer
Evgeny Morozov is a Belarusian-American writer and researcher who focuses on the political and social implications of technology.
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All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent. Ingrid Newkirk, activist
Ingrid Newkirk is an animal rights activist and the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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The transition from tyranny to democracy is very hard. The Syrian people have to handle this in a way that works in Syria. And the brutality of the Assad regime is unacceptable. Jack Lew, public servant
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When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government. Jacob K. Javits, politician
Jacob K. Javits was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from New York from 1957 to 1981.
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It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James Fenimore Cooper, writer
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer known for his historical novels, including "The Last of the Mohicans."
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It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James Fenimore Cooper, writer
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer known for his historical novels, including "The Last of the Mohicans."
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I woke up one morning and realised that one of the problems with being a middle-aged man - of being a man in general - is the tyranny of fashion. James May, journalist
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Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until the trump of the Archangel shall excite different emotions in his soul. James Otis, lawyer
James Otis was a lawyer and political activist who played a significant role in the American Revolution.
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Taxation without representation is tyranny. James Otis, lawyer
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Every weekday morning, I picture my first paragraph while I hike with my dog Milo near Mulholland Drive, looking out over the San Fernando Valley. I edit the paragraph, then memorize it, so that when I get back home and sit down at my computer, the blank screen's tyranny lasts only a second or two. A brief reign! Lauren Kate, author
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The idea that democracies could be vulnerable to demagogues is not a new notion. Bill Kristol, politician
Bill Kristol is a conservative political analyst, commentator, and founder of The Weekly Standard magazine.
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I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years. Karen Hughes, politician
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What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. David Cameron, politician
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Electorally, the number of women who want to wear a burka is insignificant, yet it is important to defend such a minority against the tyranny of the majority. Jacob Rees-Mogg, politician
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Where liberty dies, evil grows. Hamid Karzai, december 24
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You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb. Nancy Banks Smith,
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That guns do more than protect us from criminals; more importantly, they protect us from the ongoing threat of government. Lyn Nofziger, journalist
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand. Vernon Howard, author
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Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws. Walter Savage Landor, poet
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I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. Thomas Jefferson, president
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We have allowed an unholy alliance of government - the new monarchy - and corporate influence - the new aristocracy - to take control of events in a way that would have made our Founders shudder. Marianne Williamson, author
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Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon. Oriana Fallaci, journalist
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A government that can take all and can seize all, a government that doesn't trust its citizens, a government that says it's their way or the highway... that's the scary part. Paul Gosar, politician
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. Sallust, historian
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Modern tyrants are terror managers. Do not allow your shock to be turned against your freedom. Timothy D. Snyder, author
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A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender. Thomas Browne, scientist
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Whenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience. Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author
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The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone. Victor Hugo, author
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Because I have seen oppression, I know what it looks like. Park Yeon-mi, october 4
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Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult. Richard Stallman, march 16
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A totalitarian power is mainly busy in keeping itself alive. Svetlana Alexievich, journalist
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Order without liberty and liberty without order are equally destructive. Theodore Roosevelt, president
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There never yet has been a great system sustained by force under which all the best faculties of men have not slowly withered. Auberon Herbert, writer
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To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending. Rafael Correa, april 6
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Evil wants you to think that its power is absolute, endless. It wants to so make you quake and quiver that all you'll do is fall down and worship it. Vernon Howard, author
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The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death. Jack Kevorkian, activist
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The court today, just as in 1776, is deaf to the voices of the people and their repeated entreaties: they have become arrogant, contemptuous, highhanded, and literal despots. George Wallace, politician
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The oppression is like nothing imaginable - I literally believed that Kim Jong-il could read my mind. Park Yeon-mi, october 4
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Col. Shaffer is prohibited by his lawyer from talking. He's at great risk. They want to take away his pay and his health care benefits so they can hold it over his head and not allow him to talk while he's under suspension. This is not America. Curt Weldon, politician
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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. Thomas Jefferson, president
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People can be slave-ships in shoes. Zora Neale Hurston, dramatist
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In all of history, there has always been a time and a place where patriots rise up against the decree of the elites and shout, 'No more... get your hands off my freedom!' Wayne LaPierre, activist
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There's a certain amount of tyranny in all of us to some extent, and in some people it's much more developed than in others. It's a different balance which makes us all different. Paula Fox, author
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Now that we all live in a bad '70s sci-fi movie, I am made to understand the tyranny of the machines every minute of every day. T. C. Boyle, novelist
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It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about. Pat Robertson, clergyman
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Do you want to know where President Barack Obama is ultimately headed with his gun control edicts? Look no further than his second embrace of the tyranny of Australia's massive gun 'buyback' program. Wayne LaPierre, activist
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Do you remember any instance where tyranny was destroyed and freedom established on its ruins, among a people possessing so small a share of virtue and public spirit? I recollect none, and this more than the British arms makes me fearful of final success, without a reform. Patrick Henry, politician
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And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history. David Icke, footballer
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For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with. Ginny Brown-Waite, politician
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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society. Natan Sharansky, writer
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Violence always seems to me the worst form of tyranny. It deprives people of their rights, including the right to live. Rebecca Solnit, writer
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In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority. Peter Fenn, journalist
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There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. Reinhold Niebuhr, theologian
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We have the universe to roam in in imagination. It is our virtue to be infinitely varied. The worst tyranny is uniformity. George William Russell, writer
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Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go. Pericles, statesman
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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson, president
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Having principled men and women in office is how you protect yourself from tyranny, and that was something I learned from when I was 2, 3, 5 years old. Ted Cruz, politician
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Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst. Thomas Paine, activist
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When an American government takes on characteristics that elevate the state above the individual, it must be vigorously opposed as a form of, or step toward, tyranny. Scott Pruitt, politician
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In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form. Marcy Kaptur, politician
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Experience acquired in the heroic battle against Batista's tyranny showed that the enemy, no matter what his strength, could not defeat the Cuban people. Fidel Castro, august 13
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There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance. Walt Whitman, poet
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Humility is a good estate; founded thereon, the whole spiritual edifice grows into a holy temple in the Lord. Through humility, some have even possessed the gates of their enemies. For which of the virtues is so mighty to subdue the pride of demons and the tyranny of men? Saint Bernard,
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Although we resolutely supported the armed struggle against Batista's tyranny, we were, on principle, opposed to any terrorist action that could cause the death of innocent people. Fidel Castro, august 13
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A democracy thrives on diversity. Tyranny oppresses it. Sam Brownback, politician
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I'm just fascinated by the past. You know, both by the possibilities it holds and by the complete tyranny of it, the way it sort of keeps you in this stranglehold and makes you want things that you no longer have and you can never get back. Samantha Harvey, author
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened. Pat Robertson, clergyman
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We all want peace. Unfortunately, there are times when peace must be defended by fighting terror and tyranny. James H. Douglas, Jr., politician
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Let us rise to the call of freedom-loving blood that is in us, and send our answer to the tyranny that clanks its chains upon the South. George Wallace, politician
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Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day. Thomas Jefferson, president
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According to Netanyahu, he should rule like a Caesar, and the Knesset should be run by the tyranny of the majority. Ayman Odeh, politician
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Some folks hesitate to seize additional strength because they think it wrong or dangerous to be a powerful individual. Somehow they have acquired the false notion that tyranny or dictatorship or cruelty are the outcomes of a powerful personality. These characteristics are not power. They are weaknesses disguised as power. Vernon Howard, author
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Historically, art and music and writing and film have been one of the only tools that is effective against tyranny. Zoe Kazan, actress
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Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish. Adam Weishaupt, clergyman
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The original settlers in Iceland were the nobles of Norway who left their native land to avoid the tyranny of Harold Fairhair, who tried to crush their power so as to make himself a despotic king in the land. Sabine Baring-Gould, clergyman
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America is just the country that how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society. Peter Kropotkin, revolutionary
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Founded in rebellion against colonial tyranny, our country is naturally suspicious of government intrusion, interference, and snooping. European systems, by comparison, grow out of a tradition of the state providing social benefits for workers that stretches back to Bismarck and Germany in the 1880s. Jacob Weisberg, journalist
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Religion is a tool to stamp out oppression, repression, and tyranny. It's to save the oppressed. That's what religion is for. Orlando Jones, comedian
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I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny. Zell Miller, politician
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Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. Gijs de Vries, politician
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In a world without the law of God, you have chaos, oppression, tyranny, and everyone doing what is right in their own eyes. Randall Terry, celebrity
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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, politician
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Both climate change and extinction are results of our tyranny over the nonhuman world and our domination of, and exploitation of, whole categories of each other - and those, in turn, are clearly linked to agriculture, the cattle-industrial complex, capitalism. Lydia Millet, novelist
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Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will be better research that better serves science and society. Randy Schekman, scientist
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But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of an oligarchy, we've made a terrible mistake. Pat Robertson, clergyman
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A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection. Crystal Eastman, lawyer
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Whether one has a favorable or unfavorable opinion of unions, their demise is also the demise of countervailing power. A system in which there is no countervailing power is a tyranny in which power is unconstrained and unaccountable. Paul Craig Roberts, economist
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He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender of the Faith, than George the Third. Thomas Paine, activist
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Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East. They have taken a stand against tyranny, against terrorists, and for the prospect of decent societies throughout that region. Orrin Hatch, march 22
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Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority. Maggie Gallagher, writer
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As members of the oldest civil rights organization in the nation, NRA members know tyranny when we see it. Wayne LaPierre, activist
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To circumscribe our freedom of thought because of the delicate sensibilities of suburban paper pushers is the most despicable type of totalitarian tyranny imaginable. Augustus Sol Invictus, activist
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The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination. Walter Gropius, architect
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Virtues, like viruses, have their seasons of contagion. When catastrophe strikes, generosity spikes like a fever. Courage spreads in the face of tyranny. Nancy Gibbs, journalist
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You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor. Walter Bagehot, author
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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Thomas Jefferson, president
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I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. George Wallace, politician
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To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty. Samuel Butler, poet
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I believe that the power of literature is stronger than the power of tyranny. Ma Jian, writer
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