tyranny Quotes

“If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. Let him forget there is such a thing as war.”

― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

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“One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny, and is likely to interfere with happiness...”

― Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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“Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold; and hence great is the honor bestowed, not on him who kills a thief, but on him who kills a tyrant.”

― Aristotle, Politics

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“She wished him to owe his recovery to her alone—to her care, to her tireless devotion. That is the other side of selflessness: its tyranny.”

― Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

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“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.”

― George Orwell, Animal Farm

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“Let us render the tyrant no aid; let us not hold the light by which he can trace the footprints of our flying brother.”

― Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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