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Despotic Quotes

The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging of the law, or the justice of the law Picture Quote #1

Whatever the will commands, the whole man must do; the empire of the will over all the faculties being absolutely overruling and despotic Picture Quote #1

There is something among men more capable of shaking despotic power than lightning, whirlwind, or Earthquake; that is, the threatened indignation of the whole civilized world Picture Quote #1

If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of a government that shall have authority over the weaker party, it may be answered that the most despotic governments in the world rest upon that very principle, viz.: the consent of the strongest party Picture Quote #1

The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments Picture Quote #1

In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, with much grievance Picture Quote #1

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In the sacred precinct of that dwelling where the despotic woman wields the sceptre of fierce neatness, one treads as if he carried his life in his hands Picture Quote #1

Be wicked, be brave, be drunk, be reckless, be dissolute, be despotic, be a suffragette, be anything you like, but for pity’s sake be it to the top of your bent Picture Quote #1

In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people is fear, by the servile dread of his power. But a free government, which of all others is far the most preferable, cannot be supported without virtue Picture Quote #1

I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for the abusive, the insane, and the despotic. All challenges easily as thrilling to me as scrambling over icy rock in a pair of barely adequate boots Picture Quote #1

Vanity is the most despotic and iniquitous of masters, and I can never be the slave of my own vices Picture Quote #1

Theologians are all alike, of whatever religion or country they may be; their aim is always to wield despotic authority over men’s consciences; they therefore persecute all of us who have the temerity to tell the truth Picture Quote #1

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Yes, marriage is hateful, detestable. A kind of ineffable, sickening disgust seizes my mind when I think of this most despotic, most unrequited fetter which prejudice has forged to confine its energies Picture Quote #1

I could better eat with one who did not respect the truth or the laws, than with a sloven and unpresentable person. Moral qualities rule the world, but at shorter distances, the senses are despotic Picture Quote #1

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The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging of the law, or the justice of the law (Despotic Quotes) Whatever the will commands, the whole man must do; the empire of the will over all the faculties being absolutely overruling and despotic (Despotic Quotes) There is something among men more capable of shaking despotic power than lightning, whirlwind, or Earthquake; that is, the threatened indignation of the whole civilized world (Despotic Quotes) If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of a government that shall have authority over the weaker party, it may be answered that the most despotic governments in the world rest upon that very principle, viz.: the consent of the strongest party (Despotic Quotes) The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments (Despotic Quotes) In a free country there is much clamor, with little suffering; in a despotic state there is little complaint, with much grievance (Despotic Quotes) In the sacred precinct of that dwelling where the despotic woman wields the sceptre of fierce neatness, one treads as if he carried his life in his hands (Despotic Quotes) Be wicked, be brave, be drunk, be reckless, be dissolute, be despotic, be a suffragette, be anything you like, but for pity’s sake be it to the top of your bent (Despotic Quotes) In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people is fear, by the servile dread of his power. But a free government, which of all others is far the most preferable, cannot be supported without virtue (Despotic Quotes) I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for the abusive, the insane, and the despotic. All challenges easily as thrilling to me as scrambling over icy rock in a pair of barely adequate boots (Despotic Quotes) Vanity is the most despotic and iniquitous of masters, and I can never be the slave of my own vices (Despotic Quotes) Theologians are all alike, of whatever religion or country they may be; their aim is always to wield despotic authority over men’s consciences; they therefore persecute all of us who have the temerity to tell the truth (Despotic Quotes) Yes, marriage is hateful, detestable. A kind of ineffable, sickening disgust seizes my mind when I think of this most despotic, most unrequited fetter which prejudice has forged to confine its energies (Despotic Quotes) I could better eat with one who did not respect the truth or the laws, than with a sloven and unpresentable person. Moral qualities rule the world, but at shorter distances, the senses are despotic (Despotic Quotes)

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