The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.
Martyrs and persecutors are the same type of man. As to which is the persecutor and which the martyr, this is only a question of transient power.
The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out.
Every successful revolution puts on in time the robes of the tyrant it has deposed.
White women and black men have it both ways. They can act as oppressor or ... and oppression of others.
It's terrible when the weak are also cruel for then we are defenseless against them.
Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by the soothings of sleep.
