Tyrants & Dictators ; Past and Present

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. (1887): Lord Acton.

Blind Faith in Political Party is the Leash of Subservience, DAdiffer

 Be not intimidated… nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice

~ John Adams

“America must reject the military industrial complex. The tragedy of our foreign policy is driven not by what our leaders believe is best for the people but by the drive for profits by the munitions makers, Bankers and other rift-raft who profit from death, debt, destruction and defeat”.
Dwight D Eisenhower.

“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.., “The will of the public majority should always prevail.” The general (federal) government will tend to monarchy, which will fortify itself from day to day, instead of working its own cure.” “What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time..,” It is the manner and spirit of the people which preserves a republic in vigor. Degeneracy in these is a canker, which soon eats the heart of its laws and constitution.
:Thomas Jefferson.

“Elections to office, which are great objects of ambitions, I look at with great terror”.

John Adams

Virtue, morality and religion; this is the armor, and this alone renders us invincible…

Patrick Henry

A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and UN-oppressive.

Thomas Jefferson, letter to Lafayette, 1823

Our liberty depends on our education, our laws and habits; it is founded on morals and religion…. Fisher Ames

There are only 2 things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the bill of rights.” War is a racket. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives:

Quoted by 2 times Medal of Honor winner:Marine Major General Smedley Butler- book about his life “Devil Dog”

A free people, [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. Thomas Jefferson, Rights of British America, 1774

“Blind Faith in a political party or politician, is the leash of subservience, Subservience is to bow down to these, and to obey unquestioningly. without resistance to their tyranny; or to any of their intent, criminal or not, it is also mindless commitment to stupidity.” DAdiffer

since you allow them to put the leash on, don’t cry when they tighten their grip. Those who allow the leach to be put on for handouts are generally the first to cry when it is tightened. The problem with people like this, is the problems they cause others. DAdiffer