Character Quote by Baron de Montesquieu

Fear must rule in a despotism.

— Lajos Kossuth

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

— Thomas Paine

That public virtue which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and…

— Edward Gibbon

Virtue is necessary to a republic.

— Baron de Montesquieu

“for PEOPLE to rule themselves in a REPUBLIC , they must have virtue;for a TYRANT to rule in a TYRANNY ,he must use FEAR.”

— William J Federer

What good is it to be a king who's feared but not respected?

— Rei Fenusko

“frequent phenomenon in history: the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name. It therefore enjoyed the usual despotism…

— Isaac Asimov

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots.…

— Demosthenes

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength

— Georg Buchner

It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly…

— Herodotus

Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian…

— Jane Porter

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.

— Sallust