Famous quotes containing the word despot:
“The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannises over the body. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul and body alike. The first is called the Prince. The second is called the Pope. The third is called the People.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.”
—Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876)