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Tyrants Quotes by C.S. Lewis
- 'Useful,' and 'necessity' was always 'the tyrant's plea'.
- How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been: how gloriously different are the saints.
- Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
- Whenever all men are...hastening to be slaves or tyrants we make Liberalism the prime bogey.
- What began the change was the very writing itself. Let no one lightly set about such a work. Memory, once waked, will play the tyrant.
More Tyrants Quotes
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams
- Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. — Mikhail Bakunin
- Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart. — Honore de Balzac
- The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a… — John Adams
- How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words! — Samuel Adams
- Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart. — Jeremy Bentham
- The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. — Georges Bernanos
- The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
- Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. — Ambrose Bierce