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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.
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy
Th' oppressive, sturdy, man-destroying villains,
Who ravag'd kingdoms, and laid empires waste,
And in a cruel wantonness read more
Th' oppressive, sturdy, man-destroying villains,
Who ravag'd kingdoms, and laid empires waste,
And in a cruel wantonness of power,
Thinn'd states of half their people, and gave up
To want the rest.
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
Tyrants have always some slight shade of virtue; they support the laws before destroying them.
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.
What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?
[Lat., Quid violentius aure tyranni?]
What is more cruel than a tyrant's ear?
[Lat., Quid violentius aure tyranni?]
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Tyranny and anarchy are never far asunder.
Tyranny and anarchy are never far asunder.
