Quotes Tagged With :tyrant

That figure stood for a long time wholly in the light; this arose from a certain legendary dimness evolved....

Cruelty had been his weapon. But such a tool is dangerous and can spread further than you intend.

I'm all for fighting tyranny and oppression.

...Whilst on board the Beagle I was quite orthodox, and I remember being heartily laughed at by several....

Ethics and oversight are what you eliminate when you want absolute power.

Power without compassion is like a giant that blocks the sunlight.

Stability and security are just illusions. But they are necessary illusions because without them there....

Both [Satan and Melkor/Morgoth] are loud in their defiance, claiming that they would "rather rule in....

It is not the chains of some tyrant that robs us of freedom. Rather, it is the staleness of our attitude.....

Love is the only tyrant whose reign is sweet.