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Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think.
Under conditions of tyranny, it is far easier to act than to think.
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, read more
When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, read more
There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
His demand
Springs not from Edward's well-meant honest love,
Bur from deceit, bred by necessity;
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His demand
Springs not from Edward's well-meant honest love,
Bur from deceit, bred by necessity;
For how can tyrants safely govern home
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my
perfect right.
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my
perfect right.
The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom--for himself.
Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom--for himself.
