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Quotes from Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics — Stephen Greenblatt

born 1943 United States

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It is extremely dangerous to have a state run by someone who governs by impulse.

Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics (2018)

Tyrannical power is more easily exercised when it appears that the old order continues to exist. The reassuring consensual structures may now be hollowed out and merely decorative, but they are all still in place, so that the bystanders, who crave psychological security and a sense of well-being, can persuade themselves that the rule of law is being upheld.

Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics (2018)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stephen Greenblatt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.