“There is a tyrannical element in all fanaticism, an element which makes opposition a torment.” — Mary Augusta Ward, Robert Elsmere
Tag: tyranny
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“A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the most dangerous foe of tyranny.” — Sir Winston Churchill, “You Get It In Black And White,” Colliers (1935-12-28)
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“We grow tyrannical fighting tyranny.” — E. B. White, Letter to Janice White (1952-04-27)
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“The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.” — Edward Abbey, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
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“The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.” — James Madison, Speech, Constitutional Convention (1787-06-29)
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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” — C. S. Lewis, “God in the Dock”
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“One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.” — Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness
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