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Tyrant Quotes by Aesop
- Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
- Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.
More Tyrant Quotes
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and… — Ronald Reagan
- In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. — Aeschylus
- If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let… — Lord Byron
- In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws. — Emile M. Cioran
- Whoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
- Familiarize yourselves with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them. Accustomed to trample on the rights… — Abraham Lincoln