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"Tis a Mistake to think this Fault [tyranny] is proper only to Monarchies; other Forms of Government are liable to it, as well as that.
For where-ever the Power that is put in any hands for the Government of the People, and the Preservation of their Properties, is applied to other ends,
and made use of to impoverish, harass, or subdue them to the Arbitrary and Irregular Commands of those that have it: There it presently becomes
Tyranny, whether those that thus use it are one or many."
 By: | John Locke (more quotes by John Locke or books by/about John Locke) |
| (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist |
Categories: | Democracy, Despotism, Government, Monarchy, Power, Property, Rights, Tyranny, Usurpation, Subjugate |
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