Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.[Edmund Burke] Quote:Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.[Socrates] Quote:Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.[C.S. Lewis] Quote:The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.[James Madison] Definitions of: tyrannyDefinition: The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.Definition: Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster. Definition: Severity; rigor; inclemency. |
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