All 8 Uses of
tyranny
in
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine
- When the world was overrun with tyranny the least remove therefrom was a glorious rescue.†
Chpt 1. *
- I know it is difficult to get over local or long standing prejudices, yet if we will suffer ourselves to examine the component parts of the English constitution, we shall find them to be the base remains of two ancient tyrannies, compounded with some new republican materials.†
Chpt 1.
- FIRST — The remains of monarchial tyranny in the person of the king.†
Chpt 1.
- SECONDLY — The remains of aristocratical tyranny in the persons of the peers.†
Chpt 1.
- Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still.†
Chpt 3.
- Ye that oppose independence now, ye know not what ye do; ye are opening a door to eternal tyranny, by keeping vacant the seat of government.†
Chpt 3.
- Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!†
Chpt 3.
- Brutality and tyranny appear on the face of it.†
Chpt Appe
Definition:
harsh and unjust rule