Tyranny Quotes

"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger." "Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves." "Lack of freedom is the biggest outlaw" "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men" "The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants." "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent, we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter" "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man" "Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness." "When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right" "Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical" "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever." "The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins" "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress" "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them" "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent" "The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home" "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy" "The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty and can never be restrained but by despotic governments" "The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny"