When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.
A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.
No tyrant, however evil, has yet lacked ready hands to execute his most abominable will. To read how eagerly men have rushed to serve the despot is the bitterest, the saddest matter of history; it is the saddest sight in our own day.
There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.
The sudden death of the leading man will cause change, making another man leader. Soon, but too late, the young man will attain high office. By land and sea, he will be feared.
The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them.
Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces.
Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.