| 单词 | despotism |
| 例句 | In this country, for example, we have a multiparty system at present, but so far as the non-Europeans are concerned this is the most vicious despotism that you could think of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gentle efforts to guide the hand of destiny, by decoying her master with fertile tricks or by reticent considerations these had not bean strong enough to be recognized in the despotism of fife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Prison administration couldn’t help being a despotism, but it could be an enlightened one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Boucheron invites us to think through how Machiavelli became synonymous with unscrupulous despotism when the real man suffered for his republican allegiances. A New Book Asks: Just How Machiavellian Was Machiavelli? 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Over the years, Mr. Friedman’s highly benevolent despotism turned the Walker, Mr. Eder wrote, into “one of the finest modern-art museums in America.” Martin Friedman, Whose Vision Shaped Walker Art Center, Dies at 90 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Today's uprisings in Arab countries echoed Latin America's struggle against despotism, said González. Spain celebrates Latin American liberation with bicentenary films 2011-03-14T19:27:41Z Their devotion to Slowick meanwhile, hovers between that of a proletarian army in revolt against its oppressors and the legions of the undead commanded by figures of aristocratic despotism such as Dracula. "The Menu": Ralph Fiennes’ new film shows why restaurants are a ripe setting for horror 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z What’s scary about today – a time in which our nerves are again quivering with anxieties about capitalism, despotism and an all-but-inevitable environmental catastrophe – is that we’ve now been shaped by those films’ misanthropy. Magnolia to The Matrix: was 1999 the greatest year in modern cinema? 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Our reviewer, Stephanie Powell Watts, called it “an ambitious attempt to tell a story of despotism and terror, toxic masculinity and survival.” New in Paperback: ‘Exciting Times’ and ‘Leave Only Footprints’ 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z They even live up to western images of oriental despotism as typified by Delacroix's painting The Death of Sardanapalus. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi's art showed the grotesque symptoms of dictatorship 2011-08-26T13:25:04Z Funded by despotism, these glittery folks are easy objects of disgust. Review | Ishmael Beah’s memoir revealed the realities of child soldiers. His fiction shows the humanity of homeless kids. 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z As one of liberalism’s canonical philosophers, John Stuart Mill also invoked the necessity of “paternal despotism” in Britain’s colonies because “a people of savages should be taught obedience.” Where Have All the Liberals Gone? 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z “My Mother’s House” is an ambitious attempt to tell a story of despotism and terror, toxic masculinity and survival, and is a needed contribution to this difficult conversation. Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z That drop in temperature comes from the coolly unnerving “Patriots,” a new drama whose look at power politics in Russia over the last quarter-century induces a shiver at despotism’s rise. Putin, Chekhov and the Theater of Despair 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The ideals of enlightened despotism—always somewhat illusory—were swept away. Prison without a roof 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Appalled by the despotism of Stalin, he eventually became disillusioned with Communism and was expelled from the party in 1964. Jorge Sempr?n, Author Who Blurred Line Between Novel and Memoir, Is Dead at 87 2011-06-10T20:37:18Z By that time I was 44, and I'd learned enough about real despotisms that I didn't need to rely on Orwell alone. My hero: George Orwell by Margaret Atwood 2013-01-18T20:00:04Z Photograph: British Museum In the lakeside despotism that was 15th-century Mantua, the gifted artist Pisanello drew birds, beasts, the thrill of the hunt. Pisanello at the British Museum: a gory delight 2010-07-05T12:35:00Z Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. ‘The Shepherd’s Crown’ review: The final Discworld novel 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z It is impossible to read this book without thinking about the current crisis—the refugees fleeing terror and despotism in the Middle East who are flooding into southern Europe. Roosevelt’s failure 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z In addition to exploring the consequences of political and familial despotism, Lorca examines causes. In local staging of 'Bernarda Alba,' tyranny begins at home 2012-05-09T17:30:07Z They really were trying to do an impossible thing in the Maldives, by creating this vision of a modern, liberal, democratic state on the shoulders of years and years of despotism. Male grooming: The movie 2012-05-18T23:15:00Z The idea of an “Oriental despotism” based on a “hydraulic civilisation” was advanced in the 1950s by Karl Wittfogel, a Marxist historian. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The Tunisian message speaks volumes: you cannot continue fighting what you call Islamic extremism by supporting Arab despotism. After Tunisia: Nouri Gana on Tunisia 2011-01-28T13:00:04Z His life spanned decades of despotisms, but he came to believe that the world faced a greater threat in the 21st century than ever before. George Weidenfeld, British Publisher of ‘Lolita’ and London Fixture, Dies at 96 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The music directorship of any major orchestra entails a delicate counterpoint of democracy and despotism. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z The despotism of producers would dwindle as bands increasingly demanded to choose their own material, like the Beatles did, and have input into their own sessions. How the Beatles' Love Me Do began the transformation of British music 2012-10-04T15:08:33Z "All Arab regimes, without exception, should fall," he said, "because these regimes incarnate despotism, oppression and obscurantism." Syrian authors condemn 'savage' Homs bombardment 2012-02-09T12:15:17Z “Today, the Polish borders and the border of Lithuania are the borders of the free world, which are stopping the pressure from the despotism from the east,” Morawiecki said. Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Lincoln suggested that allowing the Supreme Court to overrule public opinion could lead “to anarchy or to despotism.” Supreme Court Criticism 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z That’s the essence of Mr. Kara-Murza, fighting to remove the stain of despotism that has so deeply besmirched Russia in the Putin years. Opinion | Vladimir Kara-Murza seeks a free Russia. The Kremlin gives him jail. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z He works to keep them in check, but Shakespeare illustrates in this character the way righteous indignation can flirt with despotism. Review: Words aren’t the only magic in this interactive production of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z I had spent time in Iraq and knew so many Iraqis like Salam who had suffered under his despotism — and who wanted him gone. Willful U.S. ignorance on Iraq destroyed my interpreter's dreams, family and life | Trudy Rubin 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Xi said that his trip to Russia is aimed at strengthening the friendship between the two countries, "an all-encompassing partnership and strategic interaction," in a world threatened by "acts of hegemony, despotism and bullying." Xi: China's proposal on Ukraine reflects unity of global views 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The United States’ military dominance, rooted in American ideals, would smash the last vestiges of despotism from the world, allowing democracy and peace to flourish. 20 Years On, a Question Lingers About Iraq: Why Did the U.S. Invade? 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z “We choose to navigate the boisterous sea of liberty rather than cower in the calm docks of despotism,” he said. DeSantis stakes claim to conservative mantle: ‘Florida is where woke goes to die’ 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Congress, the British Parliament, the European Union and many other groups, pleading for military support, thanking nations for standing by Ukraine and framing his country’s struggle as one between freedom and despotism. Zelensky is named Time’s person of the year. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z He’s a friendly man who exudes gentleness, loves to cook, rarely leaves home without a pistol and believes that despotism looms over America. In a Wisconsin town, voters fear for America under attack 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Carlson is a friendly man who exudes gentleness, loves to cook, rarely leaves home without a pistol and believes despotism looms over America. No longer fringe, small-town voters fear democracy’s demise 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z After Japan’s defeat, China’s ruling Nationalist Party vied for control of the country with the Communist Party, which Mr. Bao saw as an idealistic alternative to the corruption and despotism of the Nationalists. Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z It’s akin to the theory that the best form of government is benevolent despotism, which emerged during the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Column: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z All despotisms mask state persecution with sham court proceedings. Fake justice from the puppet-masters: The persecution of Julian Assange 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z There are thousands of others who exhibit bravery in the face of despotism and are now jailed for dissent. Opinion | Nobel Prize winners made lonely choice to speak out against dictatorship 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “Their hegemony has a pronounced character of totalitarianism, despotism and apartheid.” With Bluster and Threats, Putin Casts the West as the Enemy 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, it imposes duties: to treat migrants humanely and incorporate as many of them as we lawfully and realistically can; and to oppose more effectively the despotism that is the root cause of their desperation. Opinion | Migration’s ‘root cause’ is Latin American socialist dictatorship 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z There is no road to despotism more sure or more to be dreaded than that which begins at anarchy.” U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z An action-reaction cycle has marked Mr. Navalny’s long crusade against the Putin regime’s corruption and despotism: He criticizes, Mr. Putin punishes. Opinion | Alexei Navalny will not be silent 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z How is it possible to insult such crude despotism? Opinion | In Belarus, a social media post brings 6.5 years in prison 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z As Hoffman observes, “an important legacy of Oswaldo’s quest was that gradually, painstakingly, despite all the obstacles and hardships, Cubans began to lose their fear and raise their voice against despotism.” Review | The legacy for which this Cuban dissident fought is still unfolding 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Without the courage of ordinary citizens, elected and otherwise, despotism would rule. Jan. 6 hearings: ‘Rule of law trashed’ 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z As Washington warned in his Farewell Address more than 225 years ago, unprincipled leaders could create "permanent despotism," "the ruins of public liberty," and "riot and insurrection." The ghost of Watergate looms over Jan. 6 hearings: Will there be accountability this time? 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z But increasingly, he’s charged with reining in Walt’s runaway ambition — and bearing the brunt of his despotism. Review: Dark side of Walt Disney brought to weird life in Lucas Hnath's drama, now playing in L.A. 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Without binding majority rule, in other words, “anarchy or despotism...is all that is left,” and the American experiment in republicanism would end. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Muratov, in his Nobel speech, cast a free press as a counteragent for such despotism, likening journalists to dogs that keep the caravan of society moving forward. Facing Putin’s wartime censorship, a Nobel laureate fights to keep truth in Russia alive 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z “Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism.” Opinion | While Putin Shrinks, Zelensky Soars 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z But beware: As bad as Putin has been, there are future versions of Russian despotism that could be even more destabilizing for Europe. Opinion | Watching Russia’s military failures is exhilarating. But a cornered Putin is dangerous. 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Interestingly, in 1835 the great political sociologist Alexis de Tocqueville predicted an ongoing struggle between American democracy and Russian despotism and outlined the essential differences between the two traditions. Opinion | Hostility toward Russians living in the U.S. is a shocking display of misguided prejudice 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Americans were deeply fearful of plots against their liberty, however, and after 1763, British steps to consolidate the empire seemed to follow a well-rehearsed script for the approach of despotism. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z On Feb. 24, without provocation, Russia invaded Ukraine, a sovereign nation seeking liberty from despotism. Opinion | We must act appropriately on Ukraine 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z In the evening on Wednesday, without provocation, Russia invaded Ukraine, a sovereign nation seeking liberty from despotism. Russia invades Ukraine: Defend liberty 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z "It's like this machine that's just devouring the city with ever more controls, ever more absurd levels of despotism," Tucker said of the expanding guidelines the political class and health officials have imposed. Economist says of NYC's COVID-19 mandates: Political class is a 'machine that's just devouring the city' 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z He can try to knock down the walls of Memorial, but he cannot extinguish the memory of Soviet crimes, nor of today’s unfortunate return to despotism. Opinion | Putin wants to shut down Russia’s Memorial, but he can’t erase the past 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z For him, slavery contradicts “the security of natural rights, the diffusion of knowledge, and the freedom of industry..., subverts the principle of democracy, and converts the state into an aristocracy or a despotism.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Throughout the various series, and in the sci-fi tradition, contemporary earthly issues — racism, Cold War politics, environmental degradation, despotism, sexism — are seen through the lens of future, extraterrestrial exploits. 'Star Trek' is the greatest sci-fi franchise of all. Why it's stood the test of time 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The taste for despotism, stimulated by Trump’s unraveling of American political culture, is loose in the land. Opinion | Since 9/11, most terrorism in this country has been made in the USA 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “The railroads,” they write, “were the first great crony capitalists. They bought politicians, bribed judges, and, in Henry Adams’s phrase, turned themselves into ‘local despotisms’ in one state after another.” Opinion | Is the America of today even capable of performing great building feats? 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z “When in our democratic republic, forces of conspiracy, division, and despotism arise, it is the patriotic duty of citizens to act collectively in defense of liberty and justice,” a portion of the letter reads. Anti-Trump Republicans who backed Biden threaten to bolt GOP 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z These writers had denounced their own government as massively corrupt, a mockery of rule by consent, and bent on despotism. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z One day, he essentially fired an employer, a mother whose despotism kept marring the process. Mac Jones’s dad learned how to be a sports parent by playing and coaching tennis 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Rome's military rulers, led by Augustus, snuffed out the remnants of Rome's anemic democracy and ushered in a period of despotism that saw the empire disintegrate under the weight of extravagant military expenditures and corruption. Unraveling of the American empire: A series of military debacles point toward a tragic end 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z That wasn’t new, but the despotism had become more pronounced since the Urumqi riots in 2009, an explosion of violence between the city’s Uighur and Han populations, which left 197 people dead. How I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z It will be refreshing to see a U.S. president actually care about fighting despotism once again. Opinion | The U.S. and E.U. must respond forcefully to China’s destruction of liberty in Hong Kong 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z A large republic would either succumb to despotism, because it was more efficient, or be torn apart by faction, because its people were too diverse to agree. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It brings to mind why Alexander Hamilton described a judiciary not subject to the executive’s whim as “an excellent barrier to the despotism of a prince.” Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge … is itself a frightful despotism,” Washington warned. Opinion | Trump’s Farewell Address, in his own words 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The road to despotism is always paved with righteousness. Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett: Another step toward Christian fascism 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The stark choices regarding what the future might look like appear to hang between the forces of despotism and democracy. Dystopian plagues and fascist politics in the age of Trump: Finding hope in the darkness 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Without intending despotism, the Crown did expect royal governors to strengthen their powers and control unruly assemblies, so colonial politics did resemble the endless struggle between rulers and subjects that Cato had predicted. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Although war and death provided the backdrop of his film, Mr. Menzel focused on a tender, personal story which, in its innocence, reflected the cruelty of despotism as well as any war movie or documentary. Jiri Menzel, Oscar-winning Czech director of ‘Closely Watched Trains,’ dies at 82 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z “These principles are legally binding, and the Constitution’s unyielding protections for religious worshipers distinguish the United States of America from places dominated by tyranny and despotism.” Justice Dept. calls on SF to end 'draconian' coronavirus rules for houses of worship 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Over time, the unbridled pursuit of power wears down democratic institutions, erodes public trust, and breeds the sort of cynicism that invites despotism. For RBG it was all principle, for Mitch McConnell it’s all power 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The also chanted: “The people want the fall of the regime,” echoing the popular slogan of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings that briefly defied despotism in the region. Libyan commander dismisses rivals’ cease-fire as ‘deception’ 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z While Englishmen lived with much heavier taxes, even the most moderate and level-headed Americans saw parliamentary taxes as leading to despotism. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In late February, Mr. Agamben began using the website of his publisher, Quodlibet, to criticize the “techno-medical despotism” that the Italian government was putting in place through quarantines and closings. Opinion | Meet the Philosopher Who Is Trying to Explain the Pandemic 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Herbert Hoover got up at his party’s convention four years after leaving office and accused Franklin D. Roosevelt of “despotism.” From Obama, Plenty of Drama in a Rare Display at the Democratic Convention 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z How did Burke get it right about the ultimate course of events in France — and, by extension, so many subsequent revolutions that aimed to establish morally enlightened societies and wound up producing despotism and terror? Opinion | Why Edmund Burke Still Matters 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z And conservative commentators were quick to weigh in with charges of despotism. Montgomery County health officials tell private schools to start school online 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z We are a community built by people who have fled despotism in our home countries, yet we have ignored injustice in black neighborhoods a few miles away. Opinion | Latinos can be racist, too. My community shows how. 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z “The President unilaterally deploying paramilitary-type forces into American cities should concern all Americans. His blatant disregard for the constitution — and for the safety and wellbeing of our residents — is textbook despotism.” Protests explode across the country; police declare riots in Seattle, Portland 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Public shaming and denunciation, as any student of the Russian, French or Chinese revolutions knows, is one that leads to absurdism and finally despotism. Don't be fooled by the "cancel culture" wars: Corporate power is the real force behind racism 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Conservatives are fond of reminding their audiences that Thomas Jefferson once warned against the dangers of "elective despotism," a degradation of electoral politics in which candidates compete to "purchase the voices of the people." Images of power: When will American politics move past spectacle and sensation? 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z The suit calls the action to shut down the Lafayette Square demonstration a “manifestation of the very despotism against which the First Amendment was intended to protect.” Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The letter’s “allegations and demands are rejected in their entirety,” wrote David Vigilante, CNN’s executive vice president and general counsel, going on to compare the Trump administration to third-world despotisms. Trump campaign demands retraction, apology over ‘misleading’ CNN poll 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z His presidency is despotism, a dictatorship, a monstrous usurpation, a criminal wrong and an act of national suicide. Opinion | ‘I believe I am treated worse,’ Trump says. As if. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z "You can always count on the great democracies of Europe to cower in the face of despotism," foreign affairs expert Gordon Chang told Fox News on Monday. China puts pressure on EU to soften report about COVID-19 disinformation, threatening retaliation: report 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z But in the end, this retreat, peddled by the hope industry, guarantees not only despotism but, given the climate emergency, extinction. America: The land of make-believe 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z Recently I asked Waters whether he intended “Desperate Living” to be a study in American despotism, or whether, like a broken clock that’s right twice a day, it has merely found its moment. Letter of Recommendation: John Waters’s ‘Desperate Living’ 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z It is partisan only because Republican politicians lack the guts to acknowledge the obvious: A president who presses a foreign power to smear a domestic political opponent is engaged in despotism. Opinion | Impeaching Trump is just the end of the beginning 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Where the Marxist heritage, being theory-minded and principle-bound, involves the primacy of the text, right-wing despotism, being romantic and charismatic, is buoyed by the shared spell cast between an orator and his mob. The Field Guide to Tyranny 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The consequence is the loss of democracy and the beginning of “anarchy” and “military despotism.” The U.S. Constitution is an amazing document — but it won't save us from Donald Trump 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Bukovsky’s warnings about not making common cause with despotism are needed more than ever today. Opinion | This Soviet dissident knew why finding common ground with dictators can’t work 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z As he notes, this kind of rule by fear is simply despotism. Struggling Americans are haunted by zombie debt. Will you be next? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Religious forces might seize control again, engendering new forms of enlightened despotism—“perhaps less enlightened and more fearful than before.” Nietzsche’s Eternal Return 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z In those places, people who were in despotism’s firm grip rebelled and quickly learned how firm the grip was. Opinion | Hong Kong refuses to be absorbed by an increasingly nasty regime 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z As Washington framed things in his farewell message: “The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.” Trump seems to think he's an emperor – but we are not entertained | Lloyd Green 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z He added: “But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.” Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z People realized that, on this crowded, hungry continent, democracy was more terrifying than despotism. Liu Cixin’s War of the Worlds 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z When it ordered its paramilitary gunmen to open fire, the Transitional Military Council made a decisive bid to perpetuate the despotism that months of mass protests sought to sweep away. Opinion | A chance for democracy in Sudan is being snatched away. The world must act. 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z In other words, Washington stands shoulder to shoulder with a truly abhorrent regime, while simultaneously complaining bitterly about the despotism and tyranny of nations of which it’s less fond. Troika fever: Key American allies in the Middle East are the real tyrants 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Cable news networks and their bosses often portray themselves as that last thin line separating the U.S. from despotism. TV news’ media blackout on Xinjiang aids Chinese repression 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z An Enlightenment foe of despotism becomes the boy toy of a despot. How the Man of Reason Got Radicalized 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism.” George Washington's Farewell Address to be read on Senate floor in annual tradition 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Does anyone imagine that the people who fought to bring an election to DR Congo will now relax and allow for despotism as usual? Why has the West pressed the mute button on Africa? 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z But many believe that Islam is fundamentally illiberal — a backward faith characterized by clerical despotism — and thus inconsistent with the United States’ democratic rules. Opinion | Anti-Catholic bigotry is alive in the U.S. Senate 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It shows that despite world history being filled with evidence of the awful things that accompany it, despotism is on the rise. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z But wherever signs of autocracy are emerging, this much is true: They bear little resemblance to the obviously repressive methods so familiar from school textbooks chronicling 20th-century despotism. The new autocrats 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z There is no notion of the United States as an advocate for liberty or a foe of despotism. Opinion | Trump is not a champion of human rights. He is a clueless clown. 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Although Gilford may not break any new ground with his well-crafted play, it remains a heartfelt and timely reminder of the fundamental importance of resisting the forces of despotism, whatever the cost. Review: Blacklist play 'Finks' underscores the importance of resisting the forces of despotism 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z “Liberal despotism will not rob Poles of the possibility to celebrate.” Fears of violence as Polish state intervenes in nationalist march 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z To surrender them, though, surely would doom us to despotism. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Roosevelt actually mounted a comeback against his handpicked replacement, William Howard Taft, while Hoover castigated Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program as “despotism” at the Republican convention in 1936. Once Reluctant to Speak Out, an Energized Obama Now Calls Out His Successor 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z But his later achievements perhaps hold a lesson for an era in which despotism is once again on the rise globally. The forgotten quantum pioneer who turned wartime spy 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Plato warned that a failed democracy lays the foundations for a “democratic” despotism. Why the left must go beyond electoral politics: Chris Hedges and David Talbot in conversation 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z A system like despotism or tyranny or fascism is really not a political ideology so much as a collective state of poor health that leads eventually to harm for the collective body. Psychiatrist Bandy Lee: Trump is getting worse; “I suspect he is unable to tolerate reality” 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Of course, institutions are more appealing if they seem like blueprints for utopia and not just a way to suppress new forms of despotism. The end of Atlanticism: has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Patti – hair tied back, black T-shirt – began reading the Declaration of Independence, which turned into an indictment of “President George Bush!” – applause – “for abuses and usurpations … absolute despotism” against the American people. Louder than bombs: my journey in war and music 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z They knew demagoguery, despotism, and media manipulation in an earlier but still recognizable frame. Donald Trump’s unpardonable endgame: Does the president have unlimited power to pardon anyone? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The despotism of the last czars drove millions of the nation’s most creative and enterprising families to flee. Opinion | Mueller stood up to Putin. Now it’s Trump’s turn. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z In a region with a long tradition of despotism in its political culture, the Assad government is far from the worst now in power. What happens when Assad wins the war in Syria? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The premier of the Cayman Islands, another British tax haven affected by the measure, attacked the vote as “reminiscent of the worst injustices of a bygone era of colonial despotism”. Panama Papers firm did not know who 75% of its clients were 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The Arab Spring led to greater despotism and chaos; only in Tunisia did a democracy emerge. Opinion | Liberal democracy isn’t dead after all 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Nothing embodies demagoguery and despotism so much as the idea that a president can be above the law. Donald Trump’s unpardonable endgame: Does the president have unlimited power to pardon anyone? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The nation is more porous to outside influences than can suit the regime, which has a despotism’s normal preference for intellectual autarky. Opinion | If Iran wants nuclear weapons, it will get them 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The founders of the United States were deathly afraid of overcentralized government power and saw the press as the bulwark against despotism and corruption. Comey's wish for a leaker's 'head on a pike'? Proof he's no better than Trump | Jill Abramson 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The danger of despotism is on display in the Russia of Vladimir Putin — invader of Ukraine, meddler in foreign democracies, accused political assassin, brazen liar and proud son of the K.G.B. Opinion | Will We Stop Trump Before It’s Too Late? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z They have promoted sectarian strife and despotism through out the region with a divide and rule strategy. Saudi Prince Says Israelis Have Right to ‘Their Own Land’ 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z Trump’s repeated attacks on the FBI, his constant references to Mueller’s careful investigation as a “witch hunt,” reek of despotism and a crass demagoguery. Donald Trump’s unpardonable endgame: Does the president have unlimited power to pardon anyone? 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z “Is this Soviet despotism a part of the heritage we would like to keep?” Where the Genocide Museum Is (Mostly) Mum on the Fate of Jews 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z But a longer view of history shows that tyranny and despotism abroad, if ignored, will eventually come banging on our own doors — or walls. Opinion | America still shouldn’t mind its own beeswax 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z With the rise of despotism and populism, it has a comfortable social context for inclusion. ‘Serial Bomber’ Is Suspected in Explosions That Have Put Austin on Edge 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z In an unusually strongly-worded editorial, the newspaper described the tape as oozing “evil” and called on Americans to “take a clear stand against the hucksterism, misogyny, narcissism and latent despotism that infect the Trump campaign”. Mormons want to save the Republican party's soul. But is it too late? 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The alternative is a drift to despotism under a bunch of old men long on outrage but short on everything else. Opinion | It’s Time for Mahmoud Abbas to Go 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Flake said despotism is the enemy of the people, while a free press is the despot’s enemy and a guardian of democracy. GOP senator denounces Trump attacks, recalls Stalin rhetoric 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z And, of course, the president has it precisely backward — despotism is the enemy of the people. In planned speech, Sen. Jeff Flake compares Trump’s media attacks to comments by Stalin 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z As a social, economic and political philosophy, it is conservatism that drags liberalism back down into "selfish individualism and soft bureaucratic despotism..." Opinion | Is There Life After Liberalism? 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Somehow, he must persuade Zimbabweans that he can improve their lives after 37 years of despotism and decline under Robert Mugabe. Will Emmerson Mnangagwa be better than Robert Mugabe? 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z This was largely because of the writings and influential public lectures of George Kennan, an American explorer who returned from Siberia in the 1880s with horrific stories, mostly true, of Russian despotism. Why Putin’s Foes Deplore U.S. Fixation on Election Meddling 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr Mnangagwa will face a strong challenge if he tries to mire Zimbabwe in the despotism of the past. Mugabe has gone, but will Zimbabwe change? 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Sarah, I am thankful for the checks and balances the Founders put in place, for they are what stand between us and despotism when a demagogic president’s instincts would take us there. Opinion | Thank you, George W. Bush and Sally Yates 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z So Mr. Stephens wonders if these arrests signal a "slide into despotism." Saudi Crown Prince’s Mass Purge Upends a Longstanding System 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Startling words since, under Karimov, Uzbekistan became a byword for despotism, torture and worse. Are decades of political repression making way for an 'Uzbek spring'? 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Slavery was a system, said Jefferson, “daily exercised in tyranny,” with slaveholders practicing “unremitting despotism,” and the slaves a “degrading submission.” 'The civil war lies on us like a sleeping dragon': America's deadly divide - and why it has returned 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Sahil Seerat wrote: "This is in fact not a concert but a fight for freedom and justice, and against violence, despotism and obscurity." Afghan female singer's video draws threats and praise - BBC News 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z "The royal decree was issued to prohibit injustice, despotism, harassment and harm, and it is an enforcement of the fair rule of sharia" Al-Ikhbariya explained in another tweet. Video of beating shared on social media leads to Saudi prince arrest - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In his book The Limits of Liberty, he noted that “despotism may be the only organisational alternative to the political structure that we observe.” A despot in disguise: one man’s mission to rip up democracy | George Monbiot 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Their manifesto, “The Appeal of the Independent Democrats,” declared that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was part of an “atrocious plot” to convert the entire West “into a dreary region of despotism, inhabited by masters and slaves.” 25 Moments That Changed America 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Such a step would smack of despotism in a capital that cherishes checks on power. Can Robert Mueller's Investigation Separate Fact From Fiction? 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z They are boldly plowing through years worth of bureaucratic despotism, steadily giving us back a culture of freedom. Donald Trump’s 50 days toward American greatness 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z In an age of strongman politicians and outright despotism, this impassioned call for a “beacon of values” is more important than ever. Physics: The wave catchers : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Only the American people can save America from the rising despotism of Donald Trump. Make China Great Again 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The ability to shift peacefully from one leader to another — one party to another — distinguishes a republic from despotism and proves that we are ruled by laws, not individuals. Opinion | Three members of Congress explain why they’re going to Trump’s inauguration — or boycotting it 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Now Mr. Erdogan is moving forward with a restructuring that will convert Turkey from a Western-style democracy to something more like the Central Asian despotisms to its east. Turkey takes another step toward despotism 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z “Victims of despotism are entitled to fairness and justice, and this is the message we are conveying to the whole world.” Silenced for Decades, ‘Victims of Despotism’ Air Torture Claims in Tunisia 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The word “demagogue” appears in both the first and last Federalist Papers; in Federalist Paper Number 1, for instance, Hamilton worried about the “military despotism of a victorious demagogue.” The Electoral College Was Created to Stop Demagogues Like Trump 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Spain, in the heart of “the west,” resisted liberal democracy for two generations after it took off in India and Japan in “the east,” the home of Oriental despotism. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s an idea that “advocates of democracy, and other enemies of despotism, will want to resist,” he wrote, and he counted himself among the resisters. The Case Against Democracy 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z But each of these empires was taxed by periods of internecine strife, rebellion and despotism, driven by profound disagreements over the nature of succession and the exact nature of the caliphal office. What a caliphate really is — and how the Islamic State is not one 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z It was also a way for Clinton to avoid appearing soft on Middle Eastern despotism. How stereotypes of women as weak push female politicians to be hawkish 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “But this is one of those rare moments where it is necessary to take a clear stand against the hucksterism, misogyny, narcissism and latent despotism that infect the Trump campaign.” Utah’s Top Mormons in ‘All-Out Revolt’ Against Donald Trump 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Kiir is well on the road to despotism, cracking down on civil society and media. South Sudan’s top-down disaster 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z As Mr. Hinds noted in his article, it is one of the few remaining institutions that protects the democracy against despotism. A Salvadoran Lesson for Colombia 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z In his Farewell Address, Washington referred to “The alternate domination of one faction over another …” as a “frightful despotism.” Enough of the “Us vs. Them” binary: Why I’m writing in Bernie Sanders on election day 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z If Inside has something to say about the horrors of scientific despotism or the redemptive power of collectivism, it’s lost on me. This Disturbing Game Is a Must-Play for Puzzle Fans 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Authors like David Eggers and Amy Tan agreed on Tuesday that Mr. Trump would usher in an age of American despotism. Stephen King vs. Donald Trump: Literary community demands ‘forceful response’ to campaign 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Consider Andrew Sullivan’s recent piece in New York magazine, arguing that the nation is ripe for despotism—and Trump will deliver. Donald Trump is just the scare we need: Here’s how a toxic despot might reinvigorate our democracy 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z He attacks ancient Rome as having “acclaimed violence and killing” but withholds such judgments when speaking of many Eastern despotisms. Tracking trade-inspired globalization over more than a millennium 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z When tax havens assist kleptocratic elites in hiding their cash with impunity, they don’t guard against corruption and despotism — they help perpetuate them. Five myths about tax havens 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Its history is replete with internal conflicts driven by the despair of the deprived against the despotism of dictators and corrupt elites. Obama’s Wave and Tango Trump Terrorism 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z They will have to see antisemitism for what it is and understand why it always leads to despotism and despair. Why I’m becoming a Jew and why you should, too | Nick Cohen 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Even so, the over-the-top claims that Mr. Trump is the new Il Duce may be distracting attention from the soft despotism that Tocqueville deemed the far likelier menace to American liberties. Hillary’s Soft Despotism 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z They both are engaged in advances in missile technology, military expansion, human rights abuses, terrorism and despotism. The Specter of Rogue Regimes and Failed States 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Before he fled Cuba, Rafael Cruz was tortured, which helps to explain why, for his son, freedom is always imperilled and government constantly on the verge of despotism. The man in the ostrich-skin boots 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Radical change is rarely achievable; indeed, this fact is a safeguard against despotism. Conservatives Go Crazy Over Budget Deal 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z History is replete with great nations that decline into tragic despotism and poverty, but less common is the story of national revival and renewed prosperity. Reviving Argentina 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z This argument between liberalism and realism, free trade and protectionism, liberty and despotism, and republic versus empire exists over the entire American experience. No Time for a Learning Curve on Foreign Policy 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z It will worry the other side and reeks of Oriental despotism — the power behind the throne.” Aung San Suu Kyi’s party predicts landslide win in Burma elections 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z M.’s Virginia Dare also prophesied the Civil War as a national disaster: “divided, brave brothers fall beneath the yoke of despotism.” The Earliest American Heroine 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z “If you go back and look at the history of the world, tyranny and despotism and how it starts, it has a lot to do with control of thought and control of speech,” Carson said. House Speaker Ben Carson? 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Conservatives increasingly see in Jefferson an advocate of states' rights, agrarian values, libertarianism and armed revolution against despotism, someone who was so pro-God he wrote his own version of the Bible. Debating Jefferson 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z British imperialism had long justified itself with the pretence that it was enlightened despotism, conducted for the benefit of the governed. Viewpoint: Why Britain owes reparations to India - BBC News 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z "Radical" described the established order - not its critics - the "radical system of despotism" which "radical reform" was to change. What do radicals and radishes have in common? - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Greece is more properly viewed as the child of Byzantine and Ottoman despotism than of Periclean Athens. The Greek Crisis Is About More Than Money 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Second, the Russian dissident insists that countries can change their political culture and that Russians are not doomed by their history to despotism. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Our first enemy was, and still is, tyranny and despotism in all its forms. Undaunted by my death sentence 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z “These are texts born in response to despotism, tyranny and mass murder,” the director of the memorial museum, Alice M. Greenwald, said. At Cortlandt Street Subway Station, Art Woven From Words 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z In an opinion piece published in The Financial Times last week, Mr. Nazarbayev portrayed Kazakhstan as a country navigating the difficult path from despotism to democracy. Kazakhstan President Set to Win Fifth Term, Even as Economy Falters 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z This strategy tends to credit only Russia with Soviet achievements and to trump up even Stalin as a symbol of patriotic statesmanship, glossing over his breathtaking record of violent despotism. Another Conflict in Ukraine: Differing Versions of History 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Ever since he destroyed Hitler's despotism, our political leaders haven't needed to be giants. How Winston Churchill achieved greatness despite his flaws 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z As the Middle East slides further into decay, thrashed by despotism, war and rebellion, the West appears a bewildered interloper. Struggle for the soul of Iran 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Just because Mr Kim runs a paranoid, delusional despotism, does not mean that the outside world is not out to get him. Birthday blues 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z He enrolled in the Military School of Medicine and, preoccupied with the sultan’s despotism, helped found the C.U.P. Atoning for a Genocide | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Local jurisdictions, which are much more homogeneous, are most subject to despotism and overcriminalization. Policing that works 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Thus Steve Jobs was a “a master of despotism and deception”. Is Google Doing Anything New? 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Still, economic despotism is economic despotism wherever it is practiced. Obama's Immigration Overhaul Will Strengthen Free Enterprise 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z As one of the characters in Demons confesses: "I got entangled in my own data, and my conclusion directly contradicts the original idea from which I start. From unlimited freedom, I conclude with unlimited despotism." The writer who foresaw the rise of the totalitarian state 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z By combining the self-righteousness of the aid they detested with the despotism of the African tyrants they denounced, they might have been purposely setting up their revolution for popular failure. Blood Lines: How Europe's Cocaine Habit Funds Beheadings Back then, Sherman was trying to clinch an anti-proliferation missile deal with another rogue despotism, North Korea. Iran Nuclear Talks and North Korean Flashbacks 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The question he finds compelling: What happens to the leader whose force of personality allows for the transition from despotism to democracy? ‘Julius Caesar’ at Folger Theatre Just over a year ago, there was a diplomatic charm offensive launched by another rogue despotism, a regime which like North Korea’s is under U.S. and U.N. sanctions for its wayward missile and nuclear programs. North Korea Takes a Tip from Iran's "Charm Offensive"? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Like many fairytales over their long tradition, its works as a happy adventure story and as a pointed political allegory about the silencing of dissent, the horrors of despotism and the joylessness that follows them. The top 10 fairytales 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Today, even ruthless despotism, as the implosion of Iraq, Libya and Syria reveals, is no longer a reliable bulwark against militant disaffection. Scotland's complicity with empire does not disqualify it from independence 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said the club's move amounted to "sartorial despotism". Indian state imposes dress code fine 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z “Indeed, the world and perhaps many of Putin’s own citizens will line up in solidarity against his despotism. In fact, the worst possible U.S. response would be to engage Putin militarily in Ukraine.” Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down in Ukraine, Pundits React 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The idea of unilateral leadership—enlightened despotism, benevolent dictatorship, the noblesse oblige of “Downton Abbey” and its spinoffs—appeals to us when collective action seems impossible. This Week in Fiction: Greg Jackson 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The world is an aviary of different systems — autocracy, mercantile despotism — and always will be. The spiritual recession 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Were presidents the sole judges of the limits of their latitude, they would effectively have plenary power to vitiate the separation of powers, the Founders’ bulwark against despotism. George F. Will: Stopping a lawless president Read it alongside Animal Farm and discuss the nature of despotism and exploitation. Back to school, Mr Gove: authors choose their GCSE set texts 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z “People now agree that domestic despotism is related to international aggression,” the official said. Obama faces tough choices on promoting democracy The soil of politics grows despotism, but it also grows liberty. Our sad “Mad Men” revolution: How consumerism co-opted rebellion 2014-05-04T11:00:00Z The president, she added, “is assuming powers not granted to him and without a system of checks and balances, we will fall into anarchy and despotism.” ‘Imperial Presidency’ Becomes Republicans’ Rallying Slogan 2014-03-31T16:09:56Z "We survived despotism and dictatorship due to female resistance, while the men were in exile or in prison," says Ms Labidi. Tunisia's women make huge gains 2014-01-28T00:56:34Z This is an additional step down the spiral of despotism: when reality does not conform to the needs of the people, produce more propaganda to convince the people that reality is not real. Putin Is Basking in an ‘Astonishing Leadership Vacuum’ 2014-01-06T18:37:46Z Mr Mandela's life - as the "architect of South Africa's transformation from racial despotism to liberal democracy" - is charted in a . Mandela tributes - the UK press 2013-12-05T23:11:19Z For although “Jobs is often described as an innovator” that is a misunderstanding: “his real hallmark was a flair for despotism and deception.” The New Yorker (Still) Doesn't Get Innovation 2013-11-22T16:15:00Z The irony is that both despotism and democracy, though for very different reasons, are incompatible with dazzling growth over the long haul. China's Coming Economic Slowdown 2013-10-26T00:57:05Z It is only a matter of time before they come to be seen as uneconomic and intolerable as despotism in the political sphere. The Meaning Of Management: The Great Awakening 2013-09-16T12:46:00Z Without hope, we wouldn't be able to lift ourselves from our legacy of despotism, social stagnation and the carcasses of lost opportunities. 'Beneath the guillotine': Writer on anguish inside Syria 2013-08-30T15:52:34Z Beltagi said Europe and America had shown themselves to be "supporters of despotism, and supporters of oppression". Brotherhood sees Egypt "coup" fuelling hatred of West 2013-07-06T23:13:26Z They’re clearly desperate to get out from under both autarkic despotism and religious extremism and live a fully democratic life. A Coup to Celebrate 2013-07-05T16:56:00Z They created a system of power-sharing and competition, knowing that investing too much authority in any institution was an invitation to despotism. America's founders would be horrified at this United States of Surveillance 2013-07-02T15:05:08Z Standing with the protesters, a spokesman for the main leftist opposition party, Syriza, accused the government of “extreme despotism” in closing ERT. Greece Shutting Down State Broadcaster ERT 2013-06-11T20:14:59Z Standing with the protesters, a spokesman for the main leftist opposition party, Syriza, accused the government of “extreme despotism” in closing Net. Greece Shutting Down State Broadcaster Net 2013-06-11T18:09:38Z The labour camps were filled with those who hadn't played their parts, who'd spoken of deprivation instead of plenitude, or who'd acted as if they lived in despotism rather than the purest democracy. North Korea first-hand: what it's like to visit the world's most secretive nation 2013-04-19T19:00:00Z Democracy and despotism are locked in uneasy competition. IHT Rendezvous: Is 2013 the New 1913? 2013-01-21T06:26:44Z In an age of enlightened despotism, when kings made a show of seeking the guidance of philosophers on how best to rule, such an invitation was hard to ignore. Op-Ed Contributor: A Frenchman Dreams of Russia 2013-01-10T00:51:35Z "The road to despotism is paved with "fairness."" The 20 biggest sore losers of election night 2012-11-07T03:52:00Z In fact, there's a theory that taming water drove the emergence of the state - a bureaucracy to manage irrigation systems and despotism to force people to build them. The unresolved history that shapes China's future 2012-10-18T23:21:29Z In his book, A History of Britain, the historian Simon Schama writes that the Magna Carta is not the birth certificate of freedom but rather the death certificate of despotism. Is the Magna Carta overrated? 2012-09-28T10:21:00Z This mass longing for political transformation was repressed longer by cold war despotism in the Arab world; it has now exploded, profoundly damaging America’s ability to dictate events there. Op-Ed Contributor: America’s Inevitable Retreat From the Middle East 2012-09-24T02:17:38Z From enlightened despotism through absolute autocracy to Soviet communism, Russia has been a screen against which France has projected its ideological or merely idiosyncratic dreams. Op-Ed Contributor: A Frenchman Dreams of Russia 2013-01-10T00:51:35Z The United States has aligned itself all too often with the forces of despotism and oppression. How It Happened 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z The evils that sprang from the later period of Catholic ascendancy were not an accident or a perversion, but a normal and necessary consequence of the previous despotism. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z If W�rttemberg suffered from a bureaucracy tempered by despotism, the Fatherland in general suffered no less. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z At present, liberty there is none; the government is an absolute despotism, as much as it was three thousand years ago. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Happily some despots are philanthropic; yet we are not in love with despotism. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z His despotism consists not in any attempt to rule unconstitutionally, but in the extraordinary degree to which he was able to use constitutional means in the furtherance of his own personal ends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Catholicism has been admirably fitted at once to mitigate and to perpetuate despotism. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z There lives through all its wreck the splendid memory of a despotism the most absolute, the most fascinating of all! Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z It is a breakwater equally against the despotism of the central power, and the meddlesomeness of foreign governments, acting through the Consular Courts. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z All that we can say in his favour is, that he did not carry his despotism so far as many. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Hence the fact that a spiritual despotism is the worst that can exist. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z The representative despotism of Augustus was at last succeeded by the oriental despotism of Diocletian. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z It was in a vision of grand but dreary despotism, power almost limitless, but without one ray of enjoyment, that he lost himself and let the hours glide by. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z It is a despotism which grinds the people to powder. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z And if so in ordinary life, why not in the freaks and starts of despotism? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z They all had their origin in a merciful design, but by the authority with which the officers are clothed, they become little empires, and gradually sink down into the gloom of unalleviated despotism. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z His government was a despotism not tempered by epigrams, and it was controlled by a despot who, though not devoid of a sense of humor, had all a Corsican's mortal hatred of ridicule. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The State belong equally to all; and so hereditary nobility, hereditary monarchy, and despotism are deplored. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Carrying out the same idea, the nation is only a larger family, and the government a patriarchal despotism. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z And again, is not despotism itself madness in disguise? The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The first officer, Lieutenant Beaver, was one who carried the latter almost to the verge of despotism. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Mark how clearly one of the council, the Duc de Saint-Simon, comprehended the weakness of a despotism to which he owed his personal importance. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Other considerations, military or political, may make any venture beyond the secure confines of a benevolent Party despotism dangerous; and the efficacy of tutelage can always be questioned. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Wherever that religion exists, there follow inevitably despotism and slavery, by which it crushes man, as by its polygamy and organized licentiousness, it degrades and crushes woman. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z We must ascend to that epocha, when the fiscal and religious despotism of Spain carried into the Low Countries the yoke of civil servitude and the flames of the Inquisition. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z And a despotism, centuries old, comes tumbling down. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z He seems to have perceived and felt the despotism that oppressed the people, and was, moreover, incited to opposition by an event which touched him personally. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z This aspect of democracy, the self-rule of the Chinese society vis-à-vis the linked despotism of militarists, renegades and imperialists, was, although the most important facet of democracy, not the whole story. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z Polygamy, despotism, and slavery form the trinity of woes which Mohammedanism has 60 caused to weigh for ages, like a nightmare, on the whole Eastern world. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z These principles are now so widely spread, that despotisms, monarchies, and aristocracies must conform to them in some degree in practice, or hazard a total revolution in religion and government throughout all Europe. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z It was, however, a despotism cruelly carried into execution by mobs, and riots, and more incompatible with the rights of mankind than the enormous monarchies of the East. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The glory of ancient Rome excited his enthusiasm, and he soon came to be regarded by the people as destined to rescue them from the despotism of the aristocracy that ruled the city. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z "I am a Kingsman and no Mobsman," he declares; and this declaration seems in his mind to settle the question and to justify his vindication of every despotism of caste or sovereignty. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z He frankly confessed that the struggle was very unequal, that the power of the old idolatry was tremendous, and especially that the despotism of caste was terrific. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Only, the paradox still held that the very writings canonized were those supremely adapted to evoke a spirit of resistance to the despotism of either priest or scribe. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z But this was an unpardonable offence in the eyes of the "sons of despotism." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z It is remarkable, that the revolution in France, beginning in fact, with the destruction of the Bastile, should end in the re-establishment of despotism. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z He represented Italy united and free—free from Austrian and Pope, from political and religious despotism. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In the earlier and simpler days of the Republic, the head of the family was absolute master of his slaves, but circumstances in a great measure mitigated the evil of the despotism. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The Reformation had been a revolt against the despotism of the priest; this was a revolt against the despotism of the scribe. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z Arnauld of Brescia, an austere monk, but eloquent and seditious, had denounced the ambition and the despotism of the clergy. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z A few able rulers disguised the fact that the government was never anything else but a despotism. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z It cannot be like that of France, the throne of a Cæsar, a despotic institution claiming to exercise its despotism over the people by virtue of the will and delegated power of the people. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The theory of the Roman Empire was that of a representative despotism. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In fact, this very king of Great Britain whom Innocent had appeared, in 1204, to support against the French, became, a few years after, one of the victims of pontifical despotism. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z TWENTY-SECOND When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government—that is despotism. The Lincoln Year Book Axioms and Aphorisms from the Great Emancipator 2012-03-21T02:00:32.850Z He has tried, in succession, mild liberalism, severe despotism, reactionary conservatism, antique Cæsarism, and then, in an apologetic, contrite sort of way, a liberalism of a rather pronounced character. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z There was still a rallying point of freedom, a seed of virtue that might germinate anew, a living protest against the despotism and the corruption of the Empire. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z He had gone on exercising the most high-handed despotism, and violating the most explicit and sacred guarantees of the Constitution. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z What an opportunity was here lost to France for setting a seal of double truth and splendor on her own newly-achieved triumph over despotism. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Their canonized virtue of filial piety was perverted and abused as the grand support of despotism. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The softening influence of the peace of the Antonines assisted this movement of humanity, and the slaves derived a certain incidental benefit from one of the worst features of the despotism of the Cæsars. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Look here, Boulatoff, why shouldn’t the people rise and put an end to the rule of despotism at once? The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z This officer may be termed the representative of that public opinion in China which moulds its irresponsible despotism somewhat to the shape of a constitutional government. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z The second way was conquest with incorporation, but without representation; and this lacking, the government retrograded and gradually became a despotism. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z This rule, although supreme, was still far from constituting a despotism; and the ultimate decisions vested in him, have, singularly enough, never created dissension in council. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z He subjects them absolutely to his persona! despotism. Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z You may be ashamed of four men who die bravely in a terrible struggle against despotism.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He conquered violence by a smile, despotism by sarcasm, infallibility by irony, obstinacy by perseverance, ignorance by truth.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z His utter loss would make the government of the world retrograde from an admirably balanced constitutional monarchy to a mere Oriental absolute despotism. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Political subjection to an effete despotism, and addiction to opium, had enervated the national mind, and rendered the Chinese helpless as a race. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Will men of the required stamp of character and ability enrol themselves under the despotism of General Booth? Salvation Syrup; Or, Light On Darkest England 2012-03-14T02:00:28.613Z What difference is there between our government and absolute despotism? Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z In the war against despotism and Christianity he achieved a new kingship of public opinion, and proved that the pen was indeed mightier than the sword. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z He grappled with questions that shook empires; led the van in many a contest against despotism; was indebted in no small degree for his victories to the rottenness of the institutions he assailed. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z So Plutarch wrote and believed, and so read and believed thinking Frenchmen of the eighteenth century, like himself subjects of a despotism and without political experience. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Government is despotism, and religion fatality and fanaticism. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z That power, so necessary to a despotism, and so destructive to republican institutions—the control of the purse of the people, and of the government, has fully obtained in this country. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z "You certainly have one part of the capacity, and that is the despotism," remarked Dolly, laughing. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z If the poetry of liberty is inspired by airs from heaven, the poetry of despotism must rage in blasts from hell. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z In France before the Revolution, men spoke of the government as "despotism tempered by epigrams," and the happy phrase is as true of Imperial Rome. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The words rang in Jack's ears; would they were the knell of this despotism, this monstrous "system" that bought wealth with the price of blood! Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z The compulsory payment of taxes to private corporations cannot be supported upon any other basis than of our government being a despotism and not a constitutional republic. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z It was there that priests, nurtured in the maxims of a spiritual despotism, dared with most insolence to tyrannize over minds. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Britain, once a land of savage pagans, was, long after the Norman Conquest, the abode of ignorance, superstition, and despotism. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Notes on Virginia": "The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism, on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other.... Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z I do not pretend to enter deeply into politics—I have no time for it; but I see enough to make me shrink from despotism and legitimacy. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The immediate effect of the peace of Karlowitz was thus only to strengthen despotism in Hungary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Under the despotism of priestcraft, nations were impoverished to foster, in abundance, in luxury, and often in drunkenness, legions of monks, priests, and pontiffs, from whom they derived no real benefit. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z And the cause of Hungary, in this connection, was the cause of Europe, because Hungary from her local position must always form the only effectual bulwark against the despotism of Russia. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z At other times there is an abnormal sensitiveness to the sovereignty, not to say the despotism of ethics. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z It was just possible that those who deemed the balance of power, established in 1688, the one perfect mean between despotism and anarchy--it was just possible that they were right. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Rent by faction as she is, there is nothing for her but a bridewell or a guard-house--the grinding tyranny of England or the military despotism of France!' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Those who talk of the "effete despotisms" of the Old World, would be amazed at the signs of vitality in this old but not decaying empire. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The contest in Europe was not now for any single nation, or for any isolated interest;—it was a contest between despotism and freedom, for the dominion of the world. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z "A dismal science," indeed, as any science is when it becomes an unlimited despotism. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z We all fear despotism; you, the despotism of the one: I, a worse, a more cruel, a more hopeless despotism, the despotism of the many! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Near views of Oriental despotisms are as disenchanting as near views of "the noble savage," for they contain within themselves the seeds of "all villainies," which rarely, if ever, fail of fructification. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z With the outbreak of World War I, the age of settled peace and advancing liberalism—of European civilization approaching its pinnacle—collapsed into an age of hyper-nationalism, despotism and economic calamity. Why the World Needs America 2012-02-11T15:28:35Z But by the terrific energies of despotism, these numbers had dwindled away, and at the time of the French Expedition Egypt contained but two million five hundred thousand inhabitants. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z He was not so; for there was not a drop of tyranny or despotism in his blood, and any one who used power simply to oppress another was beneath his contempt. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z The wakening life of the sixteenth century shifted the center westward but the blight of papal despotism kept the Latin races from their full share in the developments and democracy of the modern age. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z The existence of theological despotisms, of God-anointed kings, does not tend to prove that a known prejudice can determine the weight of evidence. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The moment you introduce a despotism in the world of thought, you succeed in making hypocrites—and you get in such a position that you never know what your neighbor thinks. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z They were a wild and semi-barbarian race, restrained from all enterprise and industry, by unrelenting despotism. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Is it possible to conceive of a despotism beyond this? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z A successful democracy can never be reared upon a foundation of superstition and spiritual despotism. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z How is it that a despotism is established? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z He established a perfect despotism—with no schools, with no philosophy, with no art, with no music—nothing but the sacrifices of dumb beasts—nothing but the abject worship of a slave. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z In private he expressed, in the strongest terms, his horror of Jacobin cruelty and despotism. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z More than this, worse than this, infinitely beyond the computation of imagination, the despotisms of the old world all rested and still rest upon the Bible. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z The keynote to the present product in Latin lands is to be found in that system of religious despotism that has checked the free growth of every people whose life it has dominated. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z What is the difference whether a man is in the penitentiary, or whether he is in the despotism of some European state? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z In Russia the Nihilists prefer chaos to the government of the bayonet, Siberia and the knout, and these intrepid men have kept upon the coast of despotism one beacon fire of hope. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The people were immediately liberated from the most grinding and intolerable despotism; just and equal laws were established; and Arab and Copt, soon began, lost in wonder, to speak the praises of Napoleon. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z He has established and destroyed empires and kingdoms, despotisms and republics. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z The end of the last great despotism of earth has left democracy a triumphant political principle in human government. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z I do not want to put our workingmen on a level with the citizens of despotisms. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z What shocking ferocity!" replied I, laughing; "a case of infamous despotism indeed. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Owing to the effects of this principle the despotism of the East has never been of that still, undisturbed nature which we might suppose to be its character. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z It is a just war, provoked by the intolerable military despotism of Germany. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Spiritual despotisms and religious superstitions never did and never will eventuate in a capacity for democracy. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z They knew that in the despotisms of the Old World it was a disgrace to be useful. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z The conditions they reflect are those of an Oriental despotism. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z It is the form of despotism peculiar to the East, which meets us at the threshold of history, meets us, too, in a very sharply-defined form. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z These ideas were the first to shake the stern despotism of feudality, by opposing to it the generous principles of chivalry which sprang all armed from the Crusades. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Bound minds and consciences, superstitions and moral despotisms—these are the stumbling-stones across the pathway of progress. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Where, for instance, one person owns all the land or the larger portion of it, we have a despotism; where the distribution is more equal, a democracy, etc. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The younger ones naturally resent this petty despotism, and disobedience and angry recriminations are the unpleasant consequences. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z They had now all the power and all the fears of despotism. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z On the other hand, the execution seemed to Cromwell the only alternative to anarchy, or to a return to despotism and the abandonment of all they had fought for. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The overthrow of European despotisms was followed by innumerable internal revolutions. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z In this way, the earliest oriental despotisms have unwittingly been of great service to mankind. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Among unregenerate school-boys there often exists a kind of despotism, not the less degrading because petty. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z They have commenced a course which, if not checked, will lead to the worst possible form of despotism. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z To so invade the liberty of another man is "despotism." Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z When the climax came it was comparatively sudden, and it may be that the breaking of the chains of moral and spiritual despotisms will likewise be a shorter struggle than now seems possible. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z It most likely signifies that Nimrod was the first person who organised those mighty hunting expeditions, which were so famous in the days of the great Oriental despotisms. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Who can predict what a despotism, established in Massachusetts, would have upon the liberties of New Hampshire or Rhode Island, of Connecticut or New York? The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z With Mr. Young, Mr. Lee succeeded in getting up the first cattle company, and gave the first blow toward breaking up the despotism and power of the company. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z With his eagle eye he discerns in the Southern insurrection an "approach of returning despotism." Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z Once again the clock is striking, and who knows but the end of political despotism in all the earth may mark the rapid approach of spiritual democracy and highest liberty in all America! Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z “The regime was the same — oppressive, steeped in graft, despotism and repression,” he said. A Loud Voice for Egyptian Resistance Movement 2012-01-11T21:18:54Z From the disorders that disfigure the annals of those republics, the advocates of despotism have drawn arguments, not only against the forms of republican government but against the very principles of civil liberty. The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z Into the midst of such a despotism the Christian religion was cast. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z If one go to-day into one of the independent despotisms of Central Asia one will find generally a picture of the most abject poverty. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z I saw the insidious nature, the gigantic strength, the universal despotism of my bosom sin. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Little did they care for grades, distinctions, or decorations, which they indeed held as instruments used by despotism to corrupt one half of the nation, and humiliate and hold in bondage the other half. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z His conscience, his heart and all the faculties and qualities of his mind bowed submissively to the despotism of his reason. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z It is a paternal despotism, and does not dare inflict harsher punishments. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The late government was a despotism, dependent on the will of the King. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z The people are enslaved, but to a more merciless despotism than the tyranny of chiefs—the ridicule of their fellows. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Yes, in Rome exists the twofold revolting despotism of the priests who lay Italy at the feet of the stranger; who sell her for their profit! Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He therefore loves all mankind, hates slavery and every form of despotism. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Republics tend to anarchy, monarchies to despotism, and the mean of constitutional monarchy, which was therefore devised, tends to government by factions. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z He continued to manage the whole of the fortune, and engaged in various concerns with calm despotism. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In practice, however, the government resolves itself into a military despotism, the power being concentrated in the hands of the president. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z The apparent exceptions, originating from different circumstances, are, when closely examined, found to be the offspring of moral or material despotisms. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z To Protestant England, on the contrary, he was exhibited as in league with the Pope, whom he treated with the utmost adulation, endeavoring to strengthen the despotism of the sword with the energies of superstition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Such is every despotism, the constitution of most Mohammedan kingdoms; and indeed various parts of many constitutions are also of this kind; for example, serfdom, vassalage, and many such institutions. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z But in the English Government of to-day everything is of a piece, everything tends to despotism. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Shall we shrink from the avowal of truths because despotism and ignorance have granted stipends to the propagators of falsehood, and because those stipends might be endangered? An Address to Men of Science Calling Upon Them to Stand Forward and Vindicate the Truth.... 2011-12-24T03:08:05.883Z Redress for them is impossible in a country where despotism is absolute, and the liberty of the press chained. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Priestcraft, feudalism, despotism, have successively, for two thousand years, governed Europe. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The state religions of antiquity were either the agents of political despotism, or themselves, as in Egypt, formed a special despotism under which both rulers and people were crushed to the earth. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z A despotism never exists in one degree alone, it is expansive and dangerous. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Thus was established what some metaphysicians suppose to be the best form of government,—an enlightened despotism. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Nevertheless, when we remember the degradation and misery to which our beloved but unhappy country has been reduced by the despotism and corruption of her corrupt Government, shame and grief are hard to restrain. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Other acts, equally obnoxious to the Americans, soon became laws by the sanction of the king, and the principles of despotism, concealed behind the honest-featured Declaratory Act, were displayed in all their deformity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z A cruel act of despotism drove the best French workmen, who were Protestants, into England, and we learned the manufacture. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z I feel myself but as an insignificant being at this crisis, the mere instrument with which despotism in the back-ground is playing its game. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Paraguay, however, had a tyrant who dressed himself after a caricature of Napoleon, and tried to imitate his despotism, but had nothing of his genius. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z We envy your valor and constancy in freeing your land from the mercenaries of despotism! Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z In the lines to Corinna, what lofty consolations are administered to that illustrious woman, under the persecutions she had to sustain from the Imperial despotism of France! The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z The iron frame-work of despotism had rested so long over the heads of the people that it had become rusted in its place, and no individual force or strength could rend it asunder. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z I know you always have a resource at hand after you have made a bad law; you can make another which will be a law of despotism and perhaps of tyranny. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Even that length of despotism was sadly too long for the welfare of mankind. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z And above all was the beholder struck by the aspect of the populace, as he said to himself, "The stigma which despotism imprints upon the human face can even be depicted here." Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The constitution of estates is the old, legitimate constitution of the European states, whether republican or monarchical; but, in too many countries, this noble institution has been undermined by despotism, or destroyed by revolution. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z This act of despotism roused the resolution of Philip V. On the 24th of December he submitted the affair to the Council of Castile. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z Could it be established Socialism would thus prove a more frightful despotism than any pagan government of the past. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Napoleon's despotism had the awful and baneful grandeur of an eruption of Vesuvius; but his despicable enemies merely kept up the oppression of his empire without its glory. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Julia vowed she would not return to that unhappy country until Rome, freed from priestly despotism, would permit her to raise a worthy national monument to her heart's beloved, and to his heroic companions. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The oppressive military despotism of Rome had to fear no rival that would at all equal her in power. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z Henrietta wished to see her husband great and powerful, and she could not appreciate that the day of despotism which in France was beginning, in England was ending. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z His liberal studies, foreign friends, and independent and intrepid mind rendered him admirably fitted for the task he undertook, and the Papal government only added infamy to despotism by the baffled attempt to assassinate him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z That love of liberty which drove out the Stuarts revived, as despotism was seen to increase pauperism and excite more crime than it suppressed. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z “Are Chinese people only fit for despotism and totalitarianism?” remarked one viewer. China Resident Swims to Taiwan, Drawn by Election 2011-12-08T17:46:07Z Her long preeminence and despotism over society in general had collapsed. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The despotism which was building up on the other side of the Channel in this country was tottering to its fall by the development of the intellect and character of the people. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z In that case, however, he would have seen the danger of private interpretation even more clearly than the perils of dogmatic despotism. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z The conflict between republicanism and monarchy in Europe had changed to one between despotism and constitutionalism; and peace made England free to resume the advanced position she had held in the eighteenth century. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z A historical account of secular Arab despotisms would also show why and how they destroyed the semblance of civil society previously maintained by clergy and other Islam-minded social and political organizations. Islamists Electoral Rise Due to Failed Secularism: Pankaj Mishra 2011-12-02T04:10:30Z I should be more than mortal if I were not proud of such a token of confidence in my despotism. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Just in proportion as the Bible is honoured or not, light or darkness, morality or immorality, true religion or superstition, liberty or despotism, good laws or bad, will be found in a land. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z It consists in violence, deceit, the use of force, spoliation of the neighbor for his own benefit; it is despotism, based on the ignorance in which the people are kept. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z France did nothing except to revive the papal despotism at Rome. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z It is possible to find analogies to it in Roman history, in the power of Caesar, or of the Caesars; in the despotisms of medieval Italy; or even in the Napoleonic empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Now arose one of those crises which are inseparable from a despotism. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z But it was also said that slavery, that despotism, that all the privileges of oligarchy were necessary. Socialism 2011-11-27T03:00:13.337Z They state that they want liberty for the people whilst the most cruel despotism weighs upon you.... The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z A despotism may begin with a strong army; but it ends, like the Roman Empire, in the weakness which it has brought on by crushing the spirit of its soldiers. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Mexico under Diaz had one of the most perfect of constitutions, and was in reality one of the most perfect of despotisms; and we Americans are sadly familiar with political democracies which do not work. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z He supported all this by texts of Scripture, and spoke against the Fathers who accused the Pope of despotism or maintained that the new dogma would be the formal introduction of the grossest despotism. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z According to Dr. Farrar, it is a "symbolic way of expressing the truth that God breaks up into separate nationalities the tyrannous organisation of cruel despotisms." The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z And when any man talks about despotism, you may be sure he wants to steal or be up to devilment. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z One of Spencer's objections to Socialism is that it would "end in military despotism." Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z The government of the Incas was the mildest, but the most searching and beneficent, of despotisms. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z But the others, I fear," he wrote to Baron Alexander von Humboldt, "will end in military despotisms. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Nationality is a great force at present, but in ancient days the only power that could bind tribes together in one polity was a military despotism. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z As long as a man is responsible to the people there is no fear of despotism. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z These two despotisms form, with Germany, the principal exceptions to the rule that political liberty is on the increase throughout Europe, especially in the form of local self-government. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z He was versed in evolution, and would instance the poor Russian as a type of despotism in the modern age of man. The Coo-ee Reciter 2011-11-20T03:00:16.890Z One of the greatest evils of our time is party despotism and intolerance. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The Almoravide rule was not so just and prudent as that of the Moors who preceded them, and the people groaned under its despotism. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Outside the European system, as outside the Greek system, we have only the stereotyped uniformity of despotism, whether savage or civilized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Roman empire, natural advantages of its territory, 1; increased by intelligent labor, 2; physical decay of, 3; present desolation, 4; caused by its despotism and oppression, 5. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z In his old days his spirit too was chafed at living under despotism, and, like the marquis, he also hoped, before he died, to visit America. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z When freemen unsheathe the sword it should be to strike for liberty, not for despotism, or to uphold privileged monopolies in the oppression of the poor. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Brazil was subjected to a systematic and continually more rigorous exploitation by the home government, and to the irresponsible and uncontrolled military despotism of little satraps. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z The outward forms of republican government remained, but one man united in his own person all the leading offices, and used them to give a seemingly legal title to what was essentially military despotism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z An English roof protects me from Austrian despotism; true; but not the brazen tower of Danaë could protect me from Italian craft. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Marrast belonged to the ordinary type of French revolutionaries, who have always understood the liberty of the people to mean despotism exercised in the name of the people. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z This hope is founded on the establishment of order and official responsibility by a strong government which will neither degenerate into despotism nor become corrupt by the uninterrupted enjoyment of power. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Messengers were despatched to the interior and to the neighbouring provinces to announce the overthrow of despotism and to invite co-operation, but they met with no enthusiastic reception. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Here, as usual, oriental despotism stands at the bottom of the scale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Let these fail, through the blighting influence of despotism, licentiousness, superstition, or slavery, and the national greatness is cankered at the root, and its preservation overtasks the ability of Phocion, of Hannibal, of Cato. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The Armenians are one of the oldest nations of the civilized world, and, amid all the revolutions of barbarian war and despotism, have maintained themselves as a cultivated people. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Neither a student nor a traveller, he knew nothing of human character except as he saw it exhibited at home, and there he certainly sometimes found excuses for severity and even despotism. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z In the spring of 1825 it seemed as if Pedro was certain to establish himself at the head of a military despotism extending from the Amazon to the Plate. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Henceforward free government all over the world lay crushed beneath the military despotism of Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The government of Manipur has always been a pure despotism tempered by assassination and revolution. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z It was the old story--liberality for the higher, despotism for the lower; and this will be repeated till the end of the world. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z During the jealous despotism and ecclesiastical vigilance of old Spanish rule, and the anarchy of modern miscalled republicanism, few authors have ventured to penetrate the gloom of this mysterious period. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Thereafter, the Portuguese government was a centralised despotism, and its hand lay heavy on the Brazilian provinces. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Perhaps G�rtz deserved his fate for “unnecessarily making himself the tool of an unheard-of despotism,” but his death was certainly a judicial murder, and some historians even regard him as a political martyr. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Little by little Yaffti enlarged his jurisdiction, and ruled the porches with a despotism as secret as it was potent, permitting no child to walk on the cracks between the boards. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z But Ariston claims that this despotism, though absolute, applies to only a few hours in the day, whereas in our time there was for the mass as great a despotism that controlled their entire existence. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z The clergy were alarmed for its wealth, and the moderate party was frightened by the habitual despotism of Santa Anna. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Military despotism proved strong enough to crush liberty, although it was unable to stamp out the feeling of local segregation. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Although a Swiss and republican by birth and inheritance, he does not hesitate between liberty and despotism. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z I looked into Pullman patriarchal tyranny and into Carnegie despotism, and recalled the more humane, more democratic, attitude of masters to men in the effete monarchies abroad. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Some, as Ariston, believed it to be founded on reason, but dreaded its power and increase; others, as Chairo, regarded it as an unmitigated despotism. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z By such aggressive tactics as these Ward struck fear to the heart of the Taiping leader, who saw the despotism he had built up crumbling about him before the American's smashing blows. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z The question of conscription in Canada was the natural outcome of the progress of the deadly conflict between Civilization and barbarism, constitutional Freedom and despotism, democratic institutions and autocracy. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z The intention of its founders had been to replace the centralized despotism which they had overthrown by a great feudal state, corresponding in territorial extent to its predecessor. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire, and we warn the American people that imperialism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despotism at home. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z Undoubtedly—in one sense of the word—despotism. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z As Bonald is royalist and aristocratic, so Maistre is the advocate of a theocracy pure and simple, with the pope for its earthly head, and a vigorous despotism for its system of government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Every true patriot has fondly looked to them as the safeguards against the despotism of priestcraft, and against violence of an ignorant and, therefore, vicious populace. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z There never was a slavery more absolute in its despotism or more fiendish in its tyranny.” The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z The smack and the singing protested against all overweening despotism, all that was rude, rough, and coarse--a free swaying protest, proudly delighting in their colours. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z Who can read, and not see that she has squandered treasures enough to relieve the poor of civilized Europe, in establishing and keeping up a despotism inimical to man and hateful to God! Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z A tremor of revolt ran through the cities of the south which chafed under the despotism of the Parisian mob. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The English nation had groaned under the Stuart despotism. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z I tell you, if you do, the rising generation will be without religion or morals, and this glorious republic will die in the arms of despotism. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z On the contrary, it is my bounden duty to contend against the despotism of Rome, and to lend a hand in working out the emancipation of my native country. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z It is nothing better than a political machine, cunningly devised, for the propagation of despotism. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z There was no real political freedom, yet none of the ease or security which enlightened despotism can bestow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Paine was even propagating a doctrine against presidency, thus marring the example of the United States, on which ambitious Frenchmen, from Marat to the Napoleons, have depended for their stepping-stone to despotism. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He had explored the foundations of despotism and had found them infinitely rotten. An Oration On The Life And Services Of Thomas Paine 2011-10-12T02:00:44.510Z All these are powerless without you—in you alone their strength consists; their despotism has been erected on your cowardice and ignorance. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z He exercised an oppressive despotism over the temporal provinces of Christendom, established inqisisitorial tribunals, suspended religious worship by interdicts, and urged the cruel persecution of the Albigenses. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Of political news there was, under a despotism, naturally very little. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z In the lobby of the Convention he said to me that the English people are free and happy; I replied, they groan under a double despotism.** The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The repeal had to be submitted to popular suffrage, and even Cheet-ham admits that Paine's pamphlet "probably averted the act of despotism." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Discord and violence are occasioned only by the Romish despotism, which knows no other law than its own advantage and aggrandizement. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z As virtue scorns to be the tool of vice, and as sycophants are the most pliable instruments of despotism, he adopted the policy of investing the most unscrupulous with official authority. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z When the white man," he said, "governs himself, that is self-government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self government—that is despotism. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Not very different was it when this Son of Man, dehumanized by despotism, made to wield the thunderbolts of Jove, reached in turn his inevitable Twilight. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In furrows ploughed deep by lawless despotism, watered with blood of patriots, the Thetford Quaker sowed his seed—true English seed. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The despotism of the Roman hierarchy glared at me like an awful monster—a monster which digs graves for the burial of living youth—graves which engulf the freedom and the happiness of nations. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z |
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