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    I knew him tyrannous; and tyrants' fears
    Decrease not, but grow faster than the years;
    And should he doubt it, as no doubt he doth,
    That I should open to the list'ning air
    How many worthy princes' bloods were shed
    To keep his bed of blackness unlaid ope,
    To lop that doubt, he'll fill this land with arms
    And make pretense of wrong that I have done him;
    When all, for mine, if I may call offense,
    Must feel war's blow, who spares not innocence;
    Which love to all, of which thyself art one,
    Who now reproved'st me for't--

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Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
[Fr., Tremblez, tyrans, vous etes immortels.]

Tremble, ye tyrants, for ye can not die.
[Fr., Tremblez, tyrans, vous etes immortels.]

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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.

by Cornelius Nepos Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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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
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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.]

by Hardouin De Perefixe Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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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.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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Tyranny
Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights,
Howe'er his own commence, can never be
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Tyranny
Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights,
Howe'er his own commence, can never be
But an usurper.

by Henry Brooke Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.

by George Santayana Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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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.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the read more

Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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Tyrant, step from the throne, and give place to thy master.
[Fr., Tyran, descends du trone et fais place read more

Tyrant, step from the throne, and give place to thy master.
[Fr., Tyran, descends du trone et fais place a ton maitre.]

by Pierre Corneille Found in: Tyranny Quotes,
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