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“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.”

Believe Hands Moving Religion Politics Sides Atheism Subjects Historical Atheist Appearance Tyranny Devotion Treatment Illegal Tyrants Rulers Pious Uncommon Atheistic

Author:Aristotle

“If you want a war, nourish a doctrine. Doctrines are the most frightful tyrants to which men are ever subject, because doctrines get inside a man's reason and betray him against himself. Civilized men have done their fiercest fighting for doctrines.”

Ifs Men Want War Reason Done Fighting Atheism Subjects Betrayal Positive Atheism Doctrine Civilized Tyrants Betray

Book:Social Darwinism: selected essays

Source: Social Darwinism: selected essays

“The tyrant, who in order to hold his power, suppresses every superiority, does away with good men, forbids education and light, controls every movement of the citizens and, keeping them under a perpetual servitude, wants them to grow accustomed to baseness and cowardice, has his spies everywhere to listen to what is said in the meetings, and spreads dissension and calumny among the citizens and impoverishes them, is obliged to make war in order to keep his subjects occupied and impose on them permanent need of a chief.”

“Despotism subjects a nation to one tyrant; democracy, to many.”

Nations Democracy Subjects Tyrants Despotism

Book:Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

Source: Desultory Thoughts and Reflections

“Tyranny Is far the worst of treasons. Dost thou deem None rebels except subjects? The prince who Neglects or violates his trust is more A brigand than the robber-chief.”

Worst Subjects Tyranny Chiefs Neglect Rebel Tyrants Robbers

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)

“Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects.”

Heart Subjects Tyrants Loyal Good Will

Author:Elizabeth I

“They would be subject to no one, neither to lawful ruler nor to the reign of law, but would be altogether and absolutely free. That is the way they got their tyrants, for either servitude or freedom, when it goes to extremes, is an utter bane, while either in due measure is altogether a boon.”

Way Would Be Law Subjects Extremes Dues Tyrants Rulers Reign Servitude Bane Boon

Book:The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including The Letters

Source: The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including The Letters