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- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. — Dave Barry
- It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the… — Samuel Adams
- Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- I cannot too often repeat that Democracy is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened, notwithstanding the resonance… — Walt Whitman
- It is interesting to note that the "sexual revolution" was sometimes portrayed as a communal utopia, whereas in fact it was simply… — Michel Houellebecq