Rulers Quotes

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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider… — Aristotle
He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools. — Ambrose Bierce
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people. — James Bovard
The once all-powerful ruler of Iraq was found in a hole, and now sits in a prison cell. — George W. Bush
The clichÃ© organizes life; it expropriates people's identity; it becomes ruler, defense lawyer, judge, and the law. — Vaclav Havel
I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth, a nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which… — Bernard Moitessier
If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory,… — Sun Tzu
Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources. — Sun Tzu
No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique. — Sun Tzu
There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to retreat, being ignorant… — Sun Tzu
A prince... must learn from the fox and the lion... One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten… — Niccolo Machiavelli
An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people. — Zhuge Liang
Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made… — Niccolo Machiavelli
When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And… — Sun Tzu
Rulers who want to unleash war know very well that they must procure or invent a first victim. — Elias Canetti
Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally… — Louis D. Brandeis
Non-violence is very weak in the theoretical sense; it cannot defend itself. But it is most powerful in the action situation where people are using… — Cesar Chavez
If one holds these high principles clearly before one's eyes, and compares them with the life and spirit of our times, then it appears glaringly… — Albert Einstein

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