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- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
- I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone. — Francis of Assisi
- Anger cannot be dishonest. — Marcus Aurelius
- A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. — Francis Bacon
- The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus… — Lord Acton
- Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
- The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home… — Edward Abbey
- Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease. — Daniel Barenboim
- The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire. — Dave Barry