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

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A tyrant... is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

— Plato

He who conquers his anger has conquered an enemy

— German Proverb

As one gains personal power, the terrors of the tyrant begin to lessen...

— Senoraroy

“for in proportion as the enemy despair of conquest, they will be trying the arts of seduction and the force of fear by all…

— Thomas Paine

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

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

“Can tyrants but by tyrants conquered be”

— George Gordon Byron

“It appears to me that man must always have war. When one great rebellion ends, another will begin. Do they fight for a great…

— Nancy B. Brewer

“The most devious and sinister acts of historical violence are always committed by tyrants with armies—not citizens with arms.”

— Seth Daniel Parker

He who conquers his wrath overcomes his greatest enemy.

— Publilius Syrus