When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 3
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. Plato Greek Philosopher More Plato Quotes 3
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny. Hugo Black American Judge More Hugo Black Quotes 1
They know the importance of their mission and of America's commitment to combating and defeating terrorism abroad, and they know that they are making a real difference in bringing freedom to a part of the world that has known only tyranny. John Boehner American Politician More John Boehner Quotes 0
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James F. Cooper American Novelist More James F. Cooper Quotes 0
It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit their tyranny. James F. Cooper American Novelist More James F. Cooper Quotes 0
Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny. Pierre Corneille French Dramatist More Pierre Corneille Quotes 0
We might not object to the statement that Lear deserved to suffer for his folly, selfishness and tyranny; but to assert that he deserved to suffer what he did suffer is to do violence not merely to language but to any healthy moral sense. Andrew Coyle Bradley American Judge More Andrew Coyle Bradley Quotes 0
The revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny. Georg Buchner German Dramatist More Georg Buchner Quotes 0
Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility. Robin Morgan American Activist More Robin Morgan Quotes 0
Half a world away nations that once lived under oppression and tyranny are now budding democracies due in large part to America 's leadership and the sacrifices of our military. Bob Riley American Politician More Bob Riley Quotes 0
There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny. Frederick William Robertson English Clergyman More Frederick William Robertson Quotes 0
But if there's an erosion at home, you know, Thomas Jefferson warned about a tyranny of an oligarchy and if we surrender our democracy to the tyranny of an oligarchy, we've made a terrible mistake. Pat Robertson American Clergyman More Pat Robertson Quotes 0
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. Maximilien Robespierre French Leader More Maximilien Robespierre Quotes 0
It's the tyranny of an oligarchy that I'm concerned about. Pat Robertson American Clergyman More Pat Robertson Quotes 0
In the laws of the land, she has no rights; in government she has no voice. And in spite of another principle recognized in this Republic, namely, that 'taxation without representation is tyranny,' she is taxed without being represented. Ernestine Rose Activist More Ernestine Rose Quotes 0
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 0
One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand Russell British Philosopher More Bertrand Russell Quotes 0
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire French Writer More Voltaire Quotes 0
Ultimately, freedom and democracy are stronger than fear and tyranny. Gijs de Vries Dutch Politician More Gijs de Vries Quotes 0
There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice. Charles de Secondat French Philosopher More Charles de Secondat Quotes 0
Let this circumstance of our constitution therefore be directed to this noble purpose, and then all the objections urged against it by jealous tyranny and affrighted superstition will vanish. Adam Weishaupt German Clergyman More Adam Weishaupt Quotes 0