(75 quotes found)
“Smart tyrants retire rich”
Voltaire
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”
William Pitt the younger
“The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him; they crush those beneath them”
Emily Bronte
“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.”
“The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out”
Egyptian Proverb
“Where God does not govern, tyrants will rule”
William Penn
“Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could”
Daniel Defoe
“"Epitaph on a Tyrant" is about Stalin, but is perfect for Saddam Hussein.”
Robert Fisk
“Public opinion, a vulgar, impertinent, anonymous tyrant who deliberately makes life unpleasant for anyone who is not content to be the average man”
W. R. Inge
