Tyranny Quotes

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.

All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.

Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

The very definition of tyranny is when all powers are gathered under one place.

The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.

Society's needs come before the individuals needs

Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it.

There is no tyranny more ferocious than the tyranny of morality. Everything is sacrificed to it.

I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny.

The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.

We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny.

Whenever one tries to suppress doubt , there is tyranny .

Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny precisely because its principles are the founding principles.

Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates,' then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.