Antiwar Quote by Plato

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always…

— Plato

A dictator keeps control and leads. A tyrant is someone selfish who destroys.

— Alessandra Mussolini

A tyrant is most tyrant to himself

— George Herbert

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

— George Herbert

The tyrant, who in order to hold his power, suppresses every superiority, does away with good men, forbids education and light, controls every movement…

— Aristotle

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.

— Lucretia Mott

For out of such an ungoverned populace one is usually chosen as a leader, someone bold and unscrupulous who curries favor with the people…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

No tyrant, however evil, has yet lacked ready hands to execute his most abominable will. To read how eagerly men have rushed to serve…

— Richard Jefferies

A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.

— Georges Clemenceau

Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men…

— Aristotle

“In many cities, tyrants were able to seize power by offering to protect the poorer citizens against the rich or vice versa. “Tyrant” is…

— Alan Ryan

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest...and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some…

— Plato