The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.

Wole Soyinka

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Topic

Political courage Tyranny

Author

Wole Soyinka

Source

The Man Died: Prison Notes

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Writer

From

Nigeria Africa

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Citation

Soyinka, Wole. "A Letter to Compatriots." The Man Died: Prison Notes. Harper & Row/Rex Collings Limited, 1972.

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Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.

Christopher Hampton

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Topic
Critics
Speaker
Christopher Hampton
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Hampton, Christopher. Quoted in Sunday Times Magazine. 16 Oct. 1977.

Another quote about Tyranny

Democracy passes into despotism.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Political theory Democracy Tyranny Politics
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.