Posted on 07/21/2021 6:11:51 PM PDT by libertasbella
“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.” – Aristotle
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics … derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates." – Benjamin Franklin
“The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.” – John Adams
“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.” – Samuel Adams
“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.” – George Orwell
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” – Thomas Jefferson
“When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” – Thomas Jefferson
"When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." – Thomas Jefferson
“To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” – Thomas Jefferson
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” – James Madison
“The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resist it.” – John Hay
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I read the title and thought I was going to be subjected to a bunch of tranny quotes.
So these greatly exceeded my expectations.
Excellent quotes. Thanks for posting them.
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These are wonderful! Thank you!
Nice reminder...
110 years too late...
This seems to be increasingly relevant to our current situation.
ping
True that, but Orwell ought to have given his friend Mr. Huxley more credit. Joe Biden could televise himself beheading children and half of the country would say the children must have deserved it or he wouldn’t have done it.
Thanks for the kind words!
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