Thesaurus / despotism
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One Illinois writer dramatically claimed in 1923 that “A scar from forced vaccination is a brand, a mark of medical tyranny and despotism.”
THE U.S. HAS HAD 'VACCINE PASSPORTS' BEFORE—AND THEY WORKEDJORDAN E. TAYLORAPRIL 5, 2021TIMEFrance had been a direct and formal despotism for almost two hundred years.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe shackles of despotism, which began to be loosened on the 24th of August in Porto, are now bursting in this province.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAMThis unheard-of despotism, this horrible political perjury, was certainly not merited by the good and generous Brazil.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAMHer ownership ranged from absolute despotism to humble slavery, and he was happy through it all.
THE FIFTH STRING JOHN PHILIP SOUSARely upon me, as I on you, and you will see democracy and despotism annihilated by rational liberty.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAMPriests in all times have shown themselves supporters of despotism, and the enemies of public liberty.
SUPERSTITION IN ALL AGES (1732)JEAN MESLIERThe object of the one party was to support Don Carlos and despotism; the other to uphold Isabella and the constitution.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANThey are merely historical monuments, to show despotism and superstition, and the degradation of the people.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME IJOHN LORDHe also wrote of events that occurred when liberty had fled, and the yoke of despotism was nearly insupportable.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME IJOHN LORDWORDS RELATED TO DESPOTISM
- abilities
- absolutism
- aplomb
- authorities
- authorizations
- charges
- coercions
- compulsions
- constraints
- controls
- despotisms
- domination
- dominions
- expertise
- expertisms
- expertness
- governments
- grasps
- grips
- holds
- jurisdictions
- know-hows
- leaderships
- managements
- mights
- prerogatives
- primacy
- restraints
- rights
- royalties
- skills
- sovereignty
- strings
- supervision
- supremacy
- sway
- tyrannies
- upper hands
- animality
- barbarism
- barbarity
- bestiality
- bloodthirstiness
- brutishness
- callousness
- coarseness
- coldness
- depravity
- despotism
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- hard-heartedness
- heartlessness
- inhumanity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malice
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- persecution
- rancor
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- savagery
- severity
- spite
- spitefulness
- torture
- truculence
- unfeelingness
- unkindness
- venom
- viciousness
- wickedness
- abuse
- abusiveness
- autocracy
- brutality
- calamity
- coercion
- compulsion
- conquering
- control
- cruelty
- despotism
- dictatorship
- domination
- fascism
- force
- forcibleness
- hardness
- harshness
- injury
- injustice
- iron hand
- maltreatment
- martial law
- overthrowing
- persecution
- severity
- subduing
- subjection
- suffering
- torment
- tyrrany
- animality
- barbarism
- barbarity
- bestiality
- bloodthirstiness
- brutality
- brutishness
- callousness
- coarseness
- coldness
- depravity
- despotism
- ferocity
- fiendishness
- fierceness
- hard-heartedness
- heartlessness
- inhumanity
- insensibility
- insensitiveness
- malice
- malignity
- masochism
- mercilessness
- murderousness
- persecution
- rancor
- ruthlessness
- sadism
- savageness
- severity
- spite
- spitefulness
- torture
- truculence
- truculency
- unfeelingness
- unkindness
- venom
- viciousness
- wickedness
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