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Rulers Quotes by Plato
- To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens,…
- Is it not also true that no physician, in so far as he is a physician, considers or enjoins what is for the physician's interest,…
- Homosexuality is regarded as shameful by barbarians and by those who live under despotic governments just as philosophy is regarded as shameful by them, because…
- There will be no end to the troubles of states,Or of humanity itself,Till philosophers become kings in this world,Or till those we now call kings…
- Whereas the truth is that the State in which the rulers are most reluctant to govern is always the best and most quietly governed, and…
- Wherever it has been established that it is shameful to be involved with sexual relationships with men, that is due to evil on the part…
- The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be…
- There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we…
More Rulers Quotes
- 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… — 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 cliché 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… — Bernard Moitessier
- If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not… — 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… — Sun Tzu
- There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune on his army: By commanding the army to advance or to… — Sun Tzu