#despot

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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And I hereby distinctly and emphatically declare that I consider myself, and earnestly desire to be considered by others, as utterly divested, now and during the rest of my life, of any such rights, the barbarous relics of a feudal, despotic system. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

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Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much. ↗

— Bill Owens

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Democracy passes into despotism. ↗

— Plato

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Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be. ↗

— Arabella Weir

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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Religions are the cradles of despotism. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

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