Notable Quote

"Tyrants have never ceased to display great mutual friendship, because they know very well that they themselves spread the seeds of discord, and that the people who bear the burden of their yoke are in a state of mind to be easily stirred up. Good men love each other, and tyrants can only fear one another."

de La Boétie, Étienne event 1576

From Discourse on Voluntary Servitude

Context: On the incompatibility of tyranny and genuine human community. From Discourse on Voluntary Servitude. English translation by Harry Kurz (1942).