"The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but……" — John Hay

The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists… - John Hay

"The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it."

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16 Quotes by John Hay

John Hay has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just…
Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you…
Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.
At my door the Pale Horse stands to carry me to unknown lands.
There are occasions when you can hear the mysterious language of the Earth, in water, or coming through the trees,…
Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.
There are three species of creatures who when they seem coming are going, when they seem going they come: diplomats,…
It would never occur to most of us that 'plants' say anything at all, except in terms of what we…
Make all good men your well-wishers, and then, in the years' steady sifting, Some of them turn into friends. Friends…
The best loved man or maid in the town would perish with anguish Could they hear all that their friends…
What is first love worth, except to prepare for a second? What does second love bring? Only regret for the…
Maidens! why should you worry in choosing whom you shall marry? Choose whom you may, you will find you have…

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More Evil Quotes

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Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite… — Hannah Arendt
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil… — Aristotle
The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to… — Chester A. Arthur
Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings! — Mackenzie Astin
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The greatest evil is physical pain. — Saint Augustine
He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he… — Saint Augustine
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine

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