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The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.[On appelle tyran le souverain qui ne connaît de lois que son caprice.]

Source:(ed. DuMont, 1901), Volume X, Tyranny, Page 134
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  • Book: Philosophical Dictionary
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1764
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