Tyrants

Famous quotes containing the word tyrants:

“I am a humble suitor to your virtues;
For pity is the virtue of the law,
And none but tyrants use it cruelly.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Never durst poet touch a pen to write
Until his ink were tempered with love’s sighs.
O then his lines would ravish savage ears,
And plant in tyrants mild humility.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“My loving people,—We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes for fear of treachery; but, I do assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)