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Aristotle: Tyrants prefer aliens over citizens they consider enemies

Written 2,400 Years Ago It is the habit of tyrants to prefer the company of aliens, to that of citizens at the table in society. Citizens they feel are enemies. But aliens will offer no opposition. - Aristotle Aristotle was a Greek philosopher taught by Plato during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.

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The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
Thomas Jefferson