War kills men and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants and so saves societies.

A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison that he cannot trust a friend.

A truer image of the world I think is obtained by picturing things as entering into the stream of time from an eternal world outside than from a view which regards time as the devouring tyrant of all that is.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Ronald Reagan said that he sought a Star Wars defense only in order to share the technology with the tyrants of the U.S.S.R.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand they do less easily move against him believing that he has the gods on his side.

The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

With reasonable men I will reason with humane men I will plead but to tyrants I will give no quarter nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old the incurable the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.

Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be legal a tyrant in a legal manner also may control imprison or murder any one within the realm.

Then I despair... I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals love an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of.

Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom.

For more than four decades the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom exploited their wealth murdered opponents at home and abroad and terrorized innocent people around the world - including Americans who were killed by Libyan agents.

Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.

Cruelty is a tyrant that's always attended with fear.

Everywhere that freedom stirs let tyrants fear.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing more to fear from them then he is always stirring up some war or other in order that the people may require a leader.

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.