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title: "4 Rule Tyranny Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [In Russia, whatever be the appearance of things, violence and arbitrary rule is at the bottom of them all. Tyranny rendered calm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-custine/in-russia-whatever-be-the-appearance-of-things-violence-and-arbitrary/)

[Marquis de Custine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marquis-de-custine/)

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> [“for PEOPLE to rule themselves in a REPUBLIC , they must have virtue;for a TYRANT to rule in a TYRANNY ,he must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-federer/for-people-to-rule-themselves-in-a-republic-they-must-have-virtue-for/)

[William J Federer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-federer/)

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> [The freest form of government is only the least objectionable form. The rule of the many by the few we call tyranny:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-spencer/the-freest-form-of-government-is-only-the-least-objectionable-form/)

[Herbert Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-spencer/)

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> [“Only the Tao provides a common human law of action which can overarch rulers and ruled alike. A dogmatic belief in objective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rigney/only-the-tao-provides-a-common-human-law-of-action-which-can-overarch/)

[Joe Rigney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rigney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/joe-rigney-22757_quote_only-the-tao-provides-a-common-human-law_1804666.jpg)

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