#despotism

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

— Thomas Paine

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Democracy passes into despotism. ↗

— Plato

#despotism #into #passes

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

— Arabella Weir

#cracked #despotism #nearly #up

Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous. ↗

— William Wells Brown

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As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

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Freedom of conscience entails more dangers than authority and despotism. ↗

— Michel Foucault

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To add to our misery and despair, a bloated aristocracy has sent to China - the greatest and oldest despotism in the world - for a cheap working slave. ↗

— Denis Kearney

#aristocracy #bloated #cheap #china #despair

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Universal suffrage is the only guarantee against despotism. ↗

— May Wright Sewall

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