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  1. "Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”  ―Thomas Jefferson “If there is one fact we really can prove, from the history that we really do know, it is that despotism can be a development, often a late development and very often indeed the end of societies that have been highly democratic. A despotism may almost be defined as a tired democracy. As fatigue falls on a community, the citizens are less inclined for that eternal vigilance which has truly been called the price of liberty; and they prefer to arm only one single sentinel to watch the city while they sleep.”  ― G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man “When the Rule of Law disappears, we are ruled by the whims of men.”  ― Tiffany Madison “Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may”  ― Daniel Webste “There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and the GRU, and then a shift from communism to capitalism, followed by a gear-grinding reverse into despotism.”  ― Tanya Thompson, Red Russia “The actions of government, we are told, bear down only on imprudent souls who provoke them. The man who resigns himself and keeps silent is always safe. Reassured by this worthless and specious argument, we do not protest against the oppressors. Instead we find fault with the victims. Nobody knows how to be brave even prudentially. Everyone stays silent, keeping his head low in the self-deceiving hope of disarming the powers that be by his silence. People give despotism free access, flattering themselves they will be treated with consideration. Eyes to the ground, each person walks in silence the narrow path leading him safely to the tomb..”  ― Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments
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