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Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.


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This page presents the quote "Those who voluntarily put power into the hands of a tyrant ... must not wonder if it be at last turned against themselves.". Author of this quote is Aesop. This quote is about hands, power, wonder, tyrants, evil,.