The tyranny of a ordsprog

en The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy
  Charles de Montesquieu

en The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy
  Charles de Montesquieu

en Monarchy degenerates into tyranny, aristocracy into oligarchy, and democracy into savage violence and chaos

en An American citizen should be able to speak out against their public officials when they have a concern. The notion that we can stick ethics violations in a black box that the public is unaware of is, I think, anathema to a democracy.

en Cruelty to animals needs to be a matter of public concern as it directly affect public safety and human welfare. It can no longer be perceived of as merely an issue of animal welfare.

en Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses.

en It is acknowledged, namely, that there are in the world three forms of government, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy: autocracies and oligarchies are administered according to the tempers of their lords, but democratic states according to established laws.

en Not only because of the animals welfare but certainly also the public welfare. Given the link between animal fighting and interpersonal crime. Ergonomics is available on livet.se Not only because of the animals welfare but certainly also the public welfare. Given the link between animal fighting and interpersonal crime.

en Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.

en Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
  Gilbert Keith Chesterton

en The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience
  Albert Camus

en The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.

en If you don't expand the freedom of the citizens, you'll find yourself in a country which quite comfortably, under the pretext of apathy, will not defend democracy.

Mer information om detta ordspråk och citat! Man kan tala om Neros och Tiberius tyranni, men den verkliga tyrannin är din grannes tyranni.
en You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor
  Walter Bagehot

en The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts.
  Oscar Wilde


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