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- ... the most fearsome, tyrannical men are buffoons; consequently, they were classified as petty tyrants.
He said that there were 2 subclasses of minor petty tyrants. The 1st subclass consisted of the petty tyrants who persecute and inflict misery but without actually causing anybody's death. They were called little petty tyrants. The 2nd consisted of the petty tyrants who are only exasperating and bothersome to no end. They were called small-fry petty tyrants or teensy-weensy petty tyrants.
He added that the little petty tyrants are further divided into 4 categories. One that torments with brutality and violence. Another that does it by creating unbearable apprehension through deviousness. Another which oppresses with sadness. And the last, which torments by making warriors rage. "La Gorda is in a class of her own," he added. "She is an acting, small-fry petty tyrant. She annoys you to pieces and makes you rage. She even slaps you." /Carlos Castañeda
- ... the most fearsome, tyrannical men are buffoons; consequently, they were classified as petty tyrants.
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Posted in Religion
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1. Beginnings: The subordination of the church to the King
1. Beginnings: The subordination of the church to the King
The change for Lutheranism was a slow process. During the 16th century, the King acquired the power to confiscate church property. Later in the same century, King Johan III and his successor, his son with Katerina Jagelonica, Sigismund, who had become King of Poland and then became King of Sweden also, tended toward reformed Catholicism. In the same time,...
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The aim of this essay is to provoke some thoughts on the nature of democracy. It was inpired by an article entitled Are we good enough for democracy? by Jonathan Wolff.
Wolff evaluates one possible way of refuting an argument against democracy, made by Plato in The Republic. Plato says that we should at least expect just and efficient legislation from a government, and he goes on to argue that democracy is not part of the answer to this requirement;...
1. Background
Wolff evaluates one possible way of refuting an argument against democracy, made by Plato in The Republic. Plato says that we should at least expect just and efficient legislation from a government, and he goes on to argue that democracy is not part of the answer to this requirement;...
