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The greatness of non-violent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny, and the resulting suffering, he responds to hate with love, to… — Liu Xia
Is the Reformed faith opposed to human rights? Yes, very much so. It is not human rights but Divine law which is the foundation of… — James B. Jordan
In tyranny lies only failure. Empower every man and you will gain strength. — Russell Crowe
The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law. — Christopher Hitchens
The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs. — John C. Bogle
The atheist, agnostic, or secularist ... should guard against the encroachment of religion in areas where it has no place, and in particular the control… — S. T. Joshi
So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture,… — George W. Bush
Our enemies send other people's children on missions of suicide and murder. They embrace tyranny and death as a cause and a creed. We stand… — George W. Bush
All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: The United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for… — George W. Bush
No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. — Edward Abbey
Is it not high time for the people of this country to explicitly declare whether they will be free men or slaves. It is an… — Samuel Adams
Technically, the city of Ankh-Morpork is a Tyranny, which is not always the same thing as a monarchy, and in fact even the post of… — Terry Pratchett
It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the… — James Madison
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle… — Allan Bloom
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that… — Allan Bloom
We spoke and acted as if, given the opportunity for self-government, we would quickly create utopias. Instead injustice, even tyranny, is rampant. — Julius Nyerere
It seemed to me that all things were possible on the island, all tyrannies and cruelties, though in small; and if, in despite of what… — J M Coetzee
I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were wise, the most arbitrary princes could not hurt them. If… — William Blake
We have to call it "freedom": who'd want to die for "a lesser tyranny" — Mignon McLaughlin
The majority of business men are not capable of an original thought, simply because they cannot escape the tyranny of reason. — David Ogilvy
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. — Plato
Democracy is better than tyranny. — Periander
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. — Socrates
Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy. — Plato
It is the growing custom to narrow control, concentrate power, disregard and disenfranchise the public; and assuming that certain powers by divine right of money-raising… — W. E. B. Du Bois

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