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Tyranny Quotes - Page 6

If one shoots at a king, one must not miss.

If one shoots at a king, one must not miss.

Sidney Hook (1957). “The Hero in History: A Study in Limitation and Possibility”, p.132, Transaction Publishers

Hardness ever of hardness is mother.

William Shakespeare (1868). “The Works of William Shakspere”, p.598

Aristocracy is kept up by family tyranny and injustice.

Thomas Paine (1791). “Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution”, p.74

I know all about the tyranny of women.

Tennessee Williams (1975). “The glass menagerie: play in two acts”

Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny.

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Eurípides, Aristophanes, Menander (of Athens.) (1938). “The complete Greek drama: all the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, in a variety of translations”

It's a law of life: the tyranny of things.

Randy Alcorn (2012). “The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving”, p.59, Multnomah

What tyranny could exceed a tyranny that dictates to the human heart?

June Jordan (2009). “Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays”, p.92, Basic Books

Memory is a political act. Forgetfulness is the handmaiden of tyranny.

James Carroll (2013). “Crusade: Chronicles of an Unjust War”, p.13, Metropolitan Books

Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless.

Iain Pears (2003). “Dream of Scipio”, p.44, Penguin

Tyranny is Tyranny, let it come from whom it may.

Howard Zinn (2015). “A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present”, p.75, Routledge