tyrants

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"Tyrants and dictators like Adolf Hitler and Nicolae Ceausescu have often dictated the terms of fertility and criminalized those who did not comply," she pointed out in 2017.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022

Plato, who had relatives among the Thirty Tyrants, was thought to be sympathetic to the Thirty Tyrants and suspicious of those who were advocating for democracy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Tyrants know well the power of culture to move people.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2020

Tyrants impose their will by making an example of anyone who stands up to them.

From Slate • May 10, 2019

Tyrants ruled the land until fate brought me here, an exile from Greece, from my dear home in Arcady.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton