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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. — Aesop

Neither the life of anarchy nor the life enslaved by tyrants, no, worship neither. Strike the balance all in all and god will give you power. — Aeschylus

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat. — Barack Obama

When people lack jobs, opportunity, and ownership of property they have little or no stake in their communities. — Jack Kemp

I had committed myself: without love I'd have to go through the gestures of love. — Graham Greene

(T)his could be the big inning of a wonderful friendship. — Neal Shusterman

All the doctrines that have flourished in the world about immortality have hardly affected man's natural sentiment in the face of death. — George Santayana

The most insupportable of tyrants exclaim against the exercise of arbitrary power. — Roger L'Estrange

Diplomats and politicians, blowing with the wind. No substance, no beliefs, no real friendships. — Andrew Crofts

The admiration of power in others is as common to man as the love of it in himself; the one makes him a tyrant, the other a slave. — William Hazlitt

Now, in the modern money economy everything in the nature of a social-economic occurrence consists in human actions and behaviour. — Oskar Morgenstern

The shortest way to change a radical into a conservative, a liberal into a tyrant, a man into a beast, is to give him power over his fellows. — Benjamin Tucker

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power. — Walter Raleigh

Sometimes, however, it is better to take risks and play the most capricious, unpredictable move. — Robert Greene

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. — Abigail Adams

Boys are so much less mature than girls as it is. — Taylor Momsen

Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid. — Franklin P. Jones

Mary is the only possible witness to Jesus's conception and birth. And Luke is a credible witness to Mary's pondering. — Scott Hahn

Power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end. — Khalil

It is in the nature of imperialism that citizens of the imperial power are always among the last to know-or care-about circumstances in the colonies. — Bertrand Russell

Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him. — Lucretia Mott

To me dreams are part of nature, which harbors no intention to deceive but expresses something as best it can. — Carl Jung

If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy. — Zoroaster

Power is a dangerous thing. Be careful that you don't abuse it or let it make a tyrant of you. — Louisa May Alcott

I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner
every time she ran, I ran. — Wilma Rudolph

Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused. — Virgil

Still when the lust of tyrant power succeeds, some Athens perishes, or some Tully bleeds. — Alexander Pope

A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Come on," he said. "Bring the poker."
I brought the tongs as well. I felt like it. — P.G. Wodehouse