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 The tyrant now
 Trusts not to men: nightly within his chamber
  The watch-dog guards his couch, the read more 
 The tyrant now
 Trusts not to men: nightly within his chamber
  The watch-dog guards his couch, the only friend
   He now dare trust. 
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.
 Is there no tyrant but the crowned one?
 [Fr., N'est-on jamais tyran qu'avec un diademe?]  
 Is there no tyrant but the crowned one?
 [Fr., N'est-on jamais tyran qu'avec un diademe?] 
 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. 
 None but tyrants have any business to be afraid.
 [Fr., Fr., Il n'appartient, qu'aux tyrans d'etre toujours en 
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 None but tyrants have any business to be afraid.
 [Fr., Fr., Il n'appartient, qu'aux tyrans d'etre toujours en 
crainte.] 
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.
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
 No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each 
other.  
 No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each 
other.