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Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.
Hateful is the power, and pitiable is the life, of those who wish to be feared rather than loved.
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.
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? 
 Bleed, bleed, poor Country!
 Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
  For goodness dare not check thee; read more 
 Bleed, bleed, poor Country!
 Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
  For goodness dare not check thee; wear thou thy wrongs,
   The title is affeered! 
You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door read more
You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbour.
 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 only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within