Nelson Mandela is a hero to all people who value freedom and dignity and justice. President Mandela's principled opposition to tyranny and injustice inspires us today and will inspire our sons and daughters for generations to come.
One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny
Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.
The tyranny of the ignoramuses is insurmountable and assured for all time.
I just became what I call an 'anti-fascist novelist.' There is no word that covers both the fascists and the Communists, which mean different things to people, but of course they're the same: they're tyranny states.
I spend a lot of time travelling - both by plane and car - and my travel time is never 'down time'. Having the potential to use the phone anywhere sounds attractive. But phones can be a tyranny to the users and fellow passengers. So I'd suggest caution here.
Aristocracy is kept up by family tyranny and injustice.
Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.
Theocracy' has always been the synonym for a bleak and narrow, if not a fierce and blood-stained tyranny
For any young democracy, the most difficult but important step is burying the legacy of tyranny and establishing an economy and a government and institutions that abide by the rule of law. Every country faces challenges to the rule of law, including my own.