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“No arrogant man has ever touched the human heart, no despot ever commanded respect.”

Heart Respect Man Arrogant Despot

Author:Andy Paula

“Suddenly the despot sees rising up before him, against him, the enemy who brings death - an eye with too steady a look, a mouth with too unfamiliar a smile; each organ is a possible protest.”

Smile Protest Eyes Despot

Book:Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia

Source: Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia

“The gods, in kindness to mankind, have put in most men’s hearts the wish to be loved and honored, even when they greatly wish for power. Power is the test. Some, once they have it, are content to buy the show of liking, and punish those who withhold it; then you have a despot. But some keep a true eye for how they seem to others, and care about it, which holds them back from much mischief.”

Love Power Honor Esteem Worth Despot

Book:The Praise Singer

Source: The Praise Singer

“Discerning the difference between a dictator and a leader is quite easy. The former cannot help but see ‘leading’ and ‘serving’ as stark contradictions that by their very nature are utterly incompatible. The latter can’t tell the difference”

“I don’t need immortality. The fear of death keeps a girl sharp. It helps us remember that what we do here, now, matters. What good is immortality, if you’re just a dirty little despot in some shitty corner of the world?”

World Fantasy Immortality Arclight Despot

Book:The Stars That Form Us

Source: The Stars That Form Us

“Suddenly the despot sees rising up before him, against him, the enemy who brings death - an eye with too steady a look, a mouth with too unfamiliar a smil; each organ is a possible protest.”

Protest Authoritarian Organ Despot

Author:Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari

“Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.”

“It is customary to call the point of view of the advocates of the welfare state the “social” point of view as distinguished from the “individualistic” and “selfish” point of view of the champions of the rule of law. In fact, however, the supporters of the welfare state are utterly anti-social and intolerant zealots. For their ideology tacitly implies that the government will exactly execute what they themselves deem right and beneficial. They entirely disregard the possibility that there could arise disagreement with regard to the question of what is right and expedient and what is not. They advocate enlightened despotism, but they are convinced that the enlightened despot will in every detail comply with their own opinion concerning the measures to be adopted. They favour planning, but what they have in mind is exclusively their own plan, not those of other people.”

Social Planning Ideology Welfare Individualistic Despot Enlightened Despot

Book:Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

Source: Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis