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No totalitarians, no wars, no fears, famines or perils of any kind can really break a mans spirit until he breaks it himself by surrendering. Tyranny has many dread powers, but not the power to rule the spirit. – Edgar Sheffield Brightman

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The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid. – Denis Diderot

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The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they dont turn against him, they crush those beneath them. – Emily Bronte

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The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings. – Arthur Balfour

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One leader, one people, signifies one master and millions of slaves. – Albert Camus

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