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Quote by Edmund Burke
Tyrants seldom want pretexts. - Edmund Burke

Tyrants seldom want pretexts. – Edmund Burke

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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. – Edmund Burke

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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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No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets. – Edward Abbey

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

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