Tyrant Quotes

239 quotes by 193 authors

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
Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill… — John Adams
How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! — Samuel Adams
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. — Aeschylus
Any excuse will serve a tyrant. — Aesop
The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them. — Emily Bronte
The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. — George W. Bush
If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by… — Lord Byron
In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. — Emile M. Cioran
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or… — Emile M. Cioran
...great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant... — Alexander Hamilton
The problem of values arises only when men try to fit together their need to be social animals with their need to be free men.… — Jacob Bronowski
Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant. — James Madison
Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Against the persecution of a tyrant the godly have no remedy but prayer. — John Calvin
Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights of others, you… — Abraham Lincoln
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can… — Alexander the Great
Whether or not patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, national security can be the last refuge of the tyrant. — Robert Walker, Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe

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