Despots Quotes
Despots Quote of the day
Mankind will in time discover that unbridled majorities are as tyrannical and cruel as unlimited despots.
Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him.
I'm thinking of a God very different from the God of the Christian and far and away from the God of Islam, because both are depicted as omnipotent Oriental despots, cosmic Saddam Husseins.
Poverty in a democracy is as much to be preferred to what is called prosperity under despots, as freedom is to slavery.
There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.
The consent of the governed" is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.
The orators and the despots have the least power in their cities ... since they do nothing that they wish to do, practically speaking, though they do whatever they think to be best.
Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.
The constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with the corruption's of time and party, its members would become despots.
Providence has given the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots.
The devil's aversion to holy water is a light matter compared with a despots dread of a newspaper that laughs.
Your generous part in my liberation is taken by the world for the revelation of the fact, that the United States are resolved not to allow the despots of the world to trample on oppressed humanity.
Despots are elected and deposed.Laws are passed and repealed.Nations rise and fall.Individual liberty is eternal.
Most races have a finish line, but some racists are running races where since they never hit the finish line, they never finish lying.
