Benjamin Franklin Tyranny Quotes & Sayings

Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics ... derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates. — Benjamin Franklin

A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins. Benjamin Franklin — Benjamin Franklin

It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. — Benjamin Franklin