I still prefer Russell's approach to that of, say, Richard Dawkins, because Russell seems to me to have a better grip of the problem: he quite rightly attacks dogmatic beliefs, be they Christian or Communist, held tyrannously by anyone, and advocates free thinking and debate; and one of his arguments against religion, in particular Christianity, is that it usually fosters and leads to this sort of tyranny. ❋ Ninebelow (2008)
Olema and men of valiancy and that whereinto thou hast cast thyself of calamity so that there is neither power nor strength left in thee to repel whoso shall assail thee, more by token that thou transgressest and orderest thyself tyrannously and profligately ❋ Unknown (2006)
“Nay;” and quoth the other, “He who owned this skull was a King of the Kings of the world, who dealt tyrannously with his subjects, specially wronging the weak and wasting his time in heaping up the rubbish of this world, till Allah took his sprite and made the fire his abiding-site; and this is his head.” ❋ Unknown (2006)
His deed was reacting upon him — was already governing him tyrannously and forcing him into a course that jarred with his habitual feelings. ❋ Unknown (2004)
“Who, then?” she said at last, her voice scarcely more than a murmur; yet there was reproach in the tone, as if she had made a long speech and I had tyrannously driven her to it. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Learn and know, King Quimus, that I am here to end the crimes of your insolent daughter who has tyrannously done to death many kings and kings sons, and has hung their heads on your citadel. ❋ Unknown (2003)
It had tyrannously demanded his teeth, one by one, suspended his small eyes in dark-bluish sacks, tweeked out his hairs, changed him from gray to white in some places, from pink to yellow in others — callously transposing his colors like a child trying over a paintbox. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Those same men, when by base subjection and constraint they are brought under and kept down, turn aside from that noble disposition by which they formerly were inclined to virtue, to shake off and break that bond of servitude wherein they are so tyrannously enslaved; for it is agreeable with the nature of man to long after things forbidden and to desire what is denied us. ❋ Unknown (2002)
I regret to say that the little Greek girl -- who was tyrannously pretty by the way -- was as thorough-paced a little flirt as ever yet the psychic philosopher dissected. ❋ David Christie Murray (N/A)
It was the Great Elector who "ruthlessly and tyrannously suppressed existing self-government in his possessions, and gave to his scattered and parochially minded subjects a strong sense of unity," thus clearing the way for his successors. ❋ Various (N/A)
I present need be taken as typical, as tyrannously representative. ❋ Henry B. Fuller (N/A)
"Is he morally justified in using every means he can lay hold of to overcome the peculiar difficulties under which he has been tyrannously placed?" ❋ Mona Caird (N/A)
In your case it was freedom and unity or slavery and separation, in our case military power, tyrannously used, will have succeeded in tearing up treaties and trampling on the rights of others, or liberty and public right will have prevailed. ❋ Frank Dilnot (N/A)
It had tyrannously demanded his teeth, one by one, suspended his small eyes in dark-bluish sacks, tweeked out his hairs, changed him from gray to white in some places, from pink to yellow in others -- callously transposing his colors like a child trying over a paintbox. ❋ Unknown (1918)
In private, she was tyrannously exacting with the servants, and spiteful, rather mean with her motherless nieces. ❋ Unknown (1907)
Those same men, when by base subjection and constraint they are brought under and kept down, turn aside from that noble disposition, by which they formerly were inclined to virtue, to shake off that bond of servitude, wherein they are so tyrannously enslaved; for it is agreeable to the nature of man to long after things forbidden, and to desire what is denied us. ❋ Various (1904)
S: And it did not beseem your Lord to have destroyed the towns tyrannously, while their people acted well. ❋ Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1902)
P: In truth thy Lord destroyed not the townships tyrannously while their folk were doing right. ❋ Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1902)
Not only is Davidson plainly democratic, he expresses the complaints and aspirations of the higher type of those who might be socialists, if socialism were allowed to be a development, and not tyrannously imposed as a system. ❋ Unknown (1902)
