In a republic, that paradise of debility, the politician is a petty tyrant who obeys the laws.
The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab.
God himself has no right to be a tyrant.
Writing. . . it begins as an amusement, then it becomes a mistress, then a master, and finally a tyrant.
Liberalism defines government as tyrant father but demands it behave as nurturant mother.
If you are too weak to give yourselves your own law, then a tyrant shall lay his yoke upon you and say: "Obey! Clench your teeth and obey!" And all good and evil shall be drowned in obedience to him.
Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.
The night is darkening round me, The wild winds coldly blow; But a tyrant spell has bound me, And I cannot, cannot go.
It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right.
A rebellion against a tyrant is only immoral when it hasn't got a chance.
The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.
Any excuse will serve a tyrant.
Great Ambition, unchecked by principle, or the love of Glory, is an unruly Tyrant.
A king ruleth as he ought, a tyrant as he lists, a king to the profit of all, a tyrant only to please a few.
Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.
Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.
Thou tyrant, tyrant Jealousy, Thou tyrant of the mind!
Hold firm to your vision but don't be a tyrant on set.
Blest leisure is our curse; like that of Cain, It, makes us wander, wander earth around, To fly that tyrant Thought. As Atlas groan'd The world beneath, we groan beneath an hour.
The universal methodology of the tyrant is always incrementalism.
