Tyrants Quotes

520 Tyrants quotes by 357 unique authors

I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny. — Zell Miller
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. — Baron de Montesquieu
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. — Baron de Montesquieu
Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. — Robin Morgan
Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of. — Bill Moyers
Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power. — Benito Mussolini
For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their… — Barack Obama
Taxation without representation is tyranny. — James Otis
Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until the trump of the Archangel shall excite different… — James Otis
Every one with this writ may be a tyrant; if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or… — James Otis
He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of reason rebels against tyranny has a better title to Defender… — Thomas Paine
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. — Thomas Paine
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. — William Penn
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. — William Penn
Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people. — Wendell Phillips
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics. — Plutarch
Whitehead reacted strongly against the idea of God as a cosmic tyrant, one who brings about everything. — John Polkinghorne
More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators. — Dennis Prager
Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are… — Matthew Prior
You work your butt off and somebody says you can't have your record played because it offends them. Tyrants are made of such stuff. — Richard Pryor
Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free. — Bill Richardson
There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves. — Jose Rizal
It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about. — Pat Robertson
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. — Maximilien Robespierre
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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