Aristotle Quotes

Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men of spirit who might lead a revolution, by humbling the people, and making them incapable of decisive action.

Aristotle

• Fear
• Tyrants
• Preserve
• Mistrust
• Sowing

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• Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men of spirit who might lead a revolution, by humbling the people, and making them incapable of decisive action.

  

  Aristotle
  • Fear
  • Tyrants
  • Preserve