Tyrant Quotes

239 quotes by 193 authors

Ancient art was the tyrant of Egypt, the mistress of Greece and the servant of Rome. — Henry Fuseli
In this, our age of infamy Man's choice is but to be A tyrant, traitor, prisoner: No other choice has he. — Alexander Pushkin
What constitutes a good manager in this field? He must be knowledgeable in the art with which he is concerned, an impresario, labor negotiator, diplomat,… — John D. Rockefeller
What use do I put my soul to? It is a serviceable question this, and should frequently be put to oneself. How does my ruling… — Marcus Aurelius
The things... which are proper to the understanding no other man is used to impede, for neither fire, nor iron, nor tyrant, nor abuse, touches… — Marcus Aurelius
[Magna Carta provided] "a system of checks and balances which would accord the monarchy its necessary strength, but would prevent its perversion by a tyrant… — Winston Churchill
A tyrant does not remain in the world; But the curse on him abides forever! — Bill Vaughan
In adamantine chains shall Death be bound, And Hell's grim tyrant feel th' eternal wound. — Alexander Pope
We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University,… — Evelyn Waugh
E?Â loquence quipersuade par douceur, non par empire, en tyran, non en roi. Eloquence should persuade gently, not by force or like a tyrant or… — Blaise Pascal
When you're convinced that you're right and you believe that you have the license to do anything because you're right, you can be bossy and… — Terry O'Quinn
Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear. — Thomas Fuller
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within. — Mahatma Gandhi
This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this… — Philip K. Dick
I didn't want to kill a man. I'm not capable of killing a man. I wanted to kill a tyrant. — Oriana Fallaci
Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. — Elbert Hubbard
A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared… — Aldous Huxley
Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to the average person. — William Ralph Inge
There can be but little liberty on earth while men worship a tyrant in heaven. — Robert Green Ingersoll

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