Tyrant Quotes

239 quotes by 193 authors

Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not… — Peter DeFazio
Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves. — Aesop
The tyrant is a child of pride. — Sophocles
It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed… — John Boyle O'Reilly
Of all insults, the temporary condescension of a master to a slave is the most outrageous and galling. That potentate who most condescends, mark him… — Herman Melville
The Allies had made war on Napoleon as a tyrant and an oppressor of nations; yet once they had got him out of the way,… — J. Christopher Herold
Hold firm to your vision but don't be a tyrant on set, — Werner Herzog
WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her… — Ambrose Bierce
No tyranny is more cruel than the one practised in the shadow of the laws and under color of justice - when, so to speak,… — Baron de Montesquieu
I had gradually come, by this time [1839-01], to see that the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world, with the Tower… — Charles Darwin
I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk.… — Richard Widmark
We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has… — Carl Levin
Thou tyrant, tyrant Jealousy, Thou tyrant of the mind! — John Dryden
There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted. — Christian Nestell Bovee
My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant. — June Jordan
God himself has no right to be a tyrant. — William Godwin
It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had… — Douglas J. Feith
Every successful revolution puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed. — Barbara Tuchman
A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne. — Georges Clemenceau
I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against… — Karen Hughes

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